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Why is it that people these days look so badly upon anybody that doesn't immediatly believe every claim brought before them?
One is urged to have an open mind, and this open mind is usually equated to believing without evidence.
Psuedoscience is so hard for most to tell from real science. Now the majority of people believe that silliness like psychics are 100% real and proven scientifically.
It's not that people are stupid or anything, well educated people fall into these same traps.
Here's a paper by a french professor showing what I mean.
http://www.unice.fr/zetetique/anglais/a_zetetique.html
One is urged to have an open mind, and this open mind is usually equated to believing without evidence.
Psuedoscience is so hard for most to tell from real science. Now the majority of people believe that silliness like psychics are 100% real and proven scientifically.
It's not that people are stupid or anything, well educated people fall into these same traps.
Here's a paper by a french professor showing what I mean.
http://www.unice.fr/zetetique/anglais/a_zetetique.html
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