I leave for Tel Aviv in less than 24 hours, and I still have to go buy a suitcase
...but I still manage to waste time online. Mad Magazine was a major influence on my understanding of life when I was growing up. But since Marvel bought it, I've found more wisdom in the online pages of Cracked, which I remember as Mad's hapless wannabe forty years ago. I don't remember what I was searching for when I found this, but Five Logical Fallacies That Make You Wrong More Often Than You Think is a keeper. Here are the five. It's worth the trip over there to read about how they work (no nudity, but not the most worksafe article I've ever read).
#5. We're Not Programmed to Seek "Truth," We're Programmed to "Win"
#4. Our Brains Don't Understand Probability
#3. We Think Everyone's Out to Get Us
#2. We're Hard-Wired to Have a Double Standard
#1. Facts Don't Change Our Minds
Offline for a couple of weeks...Chag Chanukah Sameach!
#5. We're Not Programmed to Seek "Truth," We're Programmed to "Win"
#4. Our Brains Don't Understand Probability
#3. We Think Everyone's Out to Get Us
#2. We're Hard-Wired to Have a Double Standard
#1. Facts Don't Change Our Minds
Offline for a couple of weeks...Chag Chanukah Sameach!