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Truth-Driven Thinking |
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| Ch. 1 |
What If We Are Wrong? |
An
appropriate way to begin our exploration of emotion-driven thinking is
by looking at how we react to new information when we think we already
know the "truth". (2.2 mb) |
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| Ch. 2 |
Human
Emotion & Truth-Driven Thinking |
Human
Emotion - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, and how it impacts our
ability to seek truth.(2.4 mb) |
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Ch. 3 |
The Profane Word - "Responsibility"
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Why should we increase our efforts to
increase awareness of human, emotion-driven tendencies? Why the plea for
increased intellectual honesty. (1.6 mb) |
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| Ch. 4 |
"Information Overload" |
Where do we begin to think and reason
better, amidst such an overwhelming volume. (3.9 mb) |
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Ch. 5 |
James Randi - "It's what we know that
just isn't so" |
This chapter features an interview with
James Randi, a.k.a. "The Amazing Randi" - Mr. Randi has been
investigating claims of the paranormal for over 50 years, and shares
some fascinating observations in this audio interview excerpted for the
book, "Truth-Driven Thinking". Thus begins our exploration of Artemus
Ward's old assertion that it's not what we know that can get us in
trouble, but often what we know, that just isn't so. (8.5 mb) |
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Ch. 6 |
Dr. Barry Glassner - "A Wider View" |
Interview with Dr. Barry Glassner, author of
The Culture of Fear: Why Americans are Afraid of the Wrong Things
Expanding on what we learned from James Randi in
Chapter 5, about our ability and desire to believe in concepts unfounded
in science and reason, Dr. Glassner helps us take a look at what we
"know" to be true in broader society, that is equally founded in hype
and emotion-driven thinking. He covers concepts like road rage, killer
germs, child abductions and even fears of weather and shark attacks, and
how they distract us from more likely (and often boring & complex)
threats we face. (7.64 mb) |
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Ch. 7 |
Fact or Myth? |
Emotion-driven misconceptions about
income taxes, millionaires, the "new economy" of the 90's, Y2K,
irrational lawsuits, exercise made easy, gambling, cults, and "cool"
things like smoking - serve to underscore in Chapter 7, the points about
fallible human reasoning we've made so far. While any of this data may
be right, and it may be wrong, the question being asked is, "Are we are
as rational as we think we are?" (5.5 mb) |
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Ch. 8 |
Going to Hell in a Handbasket? - Stephen
Moore interview |
Stephen Moore co-authored the book "It's
Getting Better All The Time: 100 Greatest Trends of the Last 100 Years,"
with legendary economist Julian Simon. On the heels of Dr. Barry
Glassner's insights, in this chapter Steve continues his effort to raise
the possibility that conventional wisdom may be more conventional than
wise, by examining Moore's compelling data about our quality of life -
including issues related to the environment, population, and cost of
living. (14.6 mb) |
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Ch. 9 |
Roots of Our Fallibility |
Having established that we are quite
capable of getting things wrong, and allocating too much time, energy
and effort to the "wrong things", in Chapter 9 we explore some theories
about why we do so. These include money, the Law of Removal, the Law of
Absence, and needs for self-affirmation. We also discuss the Law of
Increasing Knowledge. Most importantly, we introduce the Law of
Unintended Consequences, and how taking action based upon untrue,
emotion-driven assumptions can harbor unforeseen dangers. (4.7 mb) |
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Ch. 10 |
The DHMO scare - "Common Errors in the
Use of Statistics" |
Correlation is not Causation! We've heard
it a million times, yet the mainstream media often heavily imply in
stories that one of two correlated events probably causes the other. We
use the DiHydrogen Monoxide example to show that DHMO shouldn't be
banned just because it causes 3,000 deaths per year (it's water). While
perhaps this and the other concepts of this chapter are elementary, so
is keeping my head down while I play golf - but that doesn't mean I
don't violate the concept often, and need to be reminded (on a regular
basis)! (7.66 mb) |
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Ch. 11 |
The Hidden Costs - Why belief in the
unreal is dangerous |
"Interesting Stuff," you say, "but why
should I really care?" After all, so what if we are emotion-driven
thinkers, and we believe that little green men grab us and perform
experiments at night. What's in it for me to pursue better Truth-Driven
Thinking Habits? In this brief chapter, we revisit Dr. Barry Glassner,
James Randi and Stephen Moore with that exact question. (3.5 mb) |
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| Ch. 12 |
Specific Techniques for Seeking Reality |
So we
understand human emotion-driven thinking is everywhere, but what
specific steps can we all take to become more truth driven? (7.9 mb) |
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| Ch. 13 |
Perspective & Proportionality |
The
final chapter is both a wrap-up, and a ramp-up, to the regular TDT
Podcast Show. It is about my favorite word, "perspective". It is a very
difficult thing to maintain, but it can help if we keep our eye on truth
as the goal. (3.4 mb) |
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