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Join Plato's Cave philosophers and UU Inquiring Minds this Sunday morning, May 19, 2019 at 9:00.

This Sunday:
A Discussion with StoicDan on: “Unreason - Why are we ignoring facts in this age of science and technology?”
In the recent book, "Denying to the Grave", researchers Sara & Jack Gorman discuss why highly educated people today are ignoring facts due to confirmation bias, anchor bias, and general skepticism. How can we find our way back to reasoning and critical thinking? Fortunately, there's a process to critical thinking. This Sunday, we'll discuss the necessary mental tools to get us back on the road to reason.

Reading suggestions (from StoicDan):

Book review (about 2 pages)
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318874266_Denying_to_the_Grave_Why_We_Ignore_the_Facts_that_Will_Save_Us

Article on how culture may affect decisions on vaccination (about 3 pages)
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/denying-the-grave/201704/is-fear-vaccines-culturally-determined

Article on "anchor bias" (about 2 pages)
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/stretching-theory/201902/outsmart-the-anchoring-bias-in-three-simple-steps

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