Individuals, communities, and states all exhibit behaviors that conflict with their own well-recognized values. This section is about exploring clarity of thought and corresponding actions.

Also:
A place to discuss superstitions, cognitive dissonance, hoaxes, conspiracy theories, propaganda, logical fallacies, magical thinking, misleading advertising, ghosts, ufos, leprechauns, Elvis sitings and more.

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Cognitive dissonance
How do cults deal with evidence contrary to their beliefs?

How rationality and Love, Awe, etc., co-exist.

Rationality is like keeping your car in good working order so you can depend on it to perform its function.

Rationality and Superrationality.

"Proper" use of language: Same word has different meaning to various people. Advertising and propaganda uses this to slip memes past a person's conscious awareness.