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“There is an increasing tendency to form a conclusion first and then collect the evidence to achieve that outcome.”
― The Death of Science: The Retreat from Reason in the Post-Modern World
― The Death of Science: The Retreat from Reason in the Post-Modern World
“Sophistry is the use of clever but purposely misleading argument. Specious argument is superficially plausible, but actually wrong. So who uses such arguments? The simple answer is that we all do. It is known as lying and, surprisingly enough, successful lying is a higher mental function. It is easier to tell the truth than it is to lie….to lie successfully requires imagination and a good memory.”
― The Death of Science: The Retreat from Reason in the Post-Modern World
― The Death of Science: The Retreat from Reason in the Post-Modern World
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