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  • Moderating Opinions by Confronting Confirmation Bias

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    Stephen Novella has written an interesting piece about confirmation bias related to politics, Moderating Political Opinions. What he has to say applies to many other areas of life, including conversations about theology and our faith experiences. Novella begins his discussion by recounting findings from recent experiments conducted by psychologists. He summarizes their findings here: ……

  • Fear Factor

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    City Journal: Fear Factor Surviving a disaster often depends on self-control. The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes, by Amanda Ripley (Crown, 288 pp., $24.95) I’m living, breathing proof that you can survive a disaster. I’ve lived through two airplane crashes (“catastrophic mishaps” in Air Force jargon), one at the start and one near the…