Episode 419 Scott Adams: (Part 2) How to Spot a Hoax, Distinguish Good News From Bad and See the Future

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Applying current hoaxes to the above filter for hoaxes

A look at how recent possible hoaxes fit the filter, or not


My public statement that Charlottesville was a hoax, with reasons

Media IGNORES my claim, won’t report my claim
Media wants to perpetuate the hoax?  Why not report story?


Fun Whack-A-Mole debunking experiment you can try at home

Making a person FORGET a sentence written on a piece of paper
This is a repeatable experiment, simple sentence on paper


Intelligence does NOT immunize anyone from cognitive dissonance

Knowing it’s always POSSIBLE you’re wrong, helps
You aren’t as invested in always being correct


Highly intelligent people might have more cognitive dissonance

Your ego is a perception, you can reprogram it
Everything is an impression, a perception which can be changed

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