SIX LESSONS from history we ignored in 2020 Ancient scientists were often wrong. So are modern ones, but the ancients got a few critical things right. Greek philosopher Thales taught that the Earth was suspended on water.Aristarchus however believed the Earth orbited the Sun – and he was dismissed by his contemporaries. One was wrong. How can …
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GUEST POST from Don – Intentional Errors
INTENTIONAL ERRORS 1. Nature has this headline: “Five years of COVID vaccines: how a breakthrough created a public-health crisis.” Unfortunately, they misidentified the issue on purpose. They say that the “messaging” about the COVID vaccine caused some people to move away from vaccines altogether. The article claims that those who had the most accurate data should have been …
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GUEST POST from Don – Doomers +
DOOM CUSTOMERS + Research has shown that customers who bought a product which failed and which was eventually removed from the market are much more likely to buy the NEXT doomed product. Who are these customers of “doom?”They are early adopters. They see something new and immediately buy it.They go for cheap. They like products which are …
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GUEST POST from Don: The “Holier Than Thou” Attitude of “The Boy Who Cried ‘Wolf’”
The “Holier Than Thou” Attitude of “The Boy Who Cried ‘Wolf’” We are familiar with Aesop’s fable. A silly lad laid out a plan to amuse himself. His plan “worked.” It was very effective. He was so pleased with his own creativity that he tried it again, and indeed it was as effective as he had imagined it would …
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GUEST POST from Don: Truth
THE TRUTH 1. Not everyone wants to know the truth. Especially when the truth is a diagnosis of cancer. 2. Some want only “Their” Truth. They want to proclaim only that with which they agree.3. Others refuse to hear anything with which they disagree. So, here’s the question we should be asking…Who is open to the truth, even …
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