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Good Thinking

Why Flawed Logic Puts Us All at Risk and How Critical Thinking Can Save the World

By: David Robert Grimes

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Good Thinking

Why Flawed Logic Puts Us All at Risk and How Critical Thinking Can Save the World

By: David Robert Grimes

Good Thinking is our best defense against anti-vaccine paranoia, climate denial, and other dire threats of today In our ever-more-polarized society, there’s at least one thing we still agree on: The world is overrun with misinformation, faulty logic, and the gullible followers who buy into it all. Of course, we’re not among them—are we? Scientist David Robert Grimes is on a mission to expose the logical fallacies and cognitive biases that drive our discourse on a dizzying array of topics–from vaccination to abortion, 9/11 conspiracy theories to dictatorial doublespeak, astrology to alternative medicine, and wrongful convictions to racism. But his purpose in Good Thinking isn’t to shame or place blame. Rather, it’s to interrogate our own assumptions–to develop our eye for the glimmer of truth in a vast sea of dubious sources–in short, to think critically. Grimes’s expert takedown of irrationality is required reading for anyone wondering why bad thinking persists and how we can defeat it. Ultimately, no one changes anyone else’s mind; we can only change our own–and give others the tools to do the same.

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The Experiment

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Good Thinking

Why Flawed Logic Puts Us All at Risk and How Critical Thinking Can Save the World

By: David Robert Grimes

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Why Flawed Logic Puts Us All at Risk and How Critical Thinking Can Save the World

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Song of Exile

The Enduring Mystery of Psalm 137

By: David W. Stowe

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Song of Exile

The Enduring Mystery of Psalm 137

By: David W. Stowe

Oft-referenced and frequently set to music, Psalm 137 - which begins "By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion" - has become something of a cultural touchstone for music and Christianity across the Atlantic world. It has been a top single more than once in the 20th century, from Don McLean's haunting Anglo-American folk cover to Boney M's West Indian disco mix. In Song of Exile, David Stowe uses a wide-ranging, interdisciplinary approach that combines personal interviews, historical overview, and textual analysis to demonstrate the psalm's enduring place in popular culture. The line that begins Psalm 137 - one of the most lyrical of the Hebrew Bible - has been used since its genesis to evoke the grief and protest of exiled, displaced, or marginalized communities. Despite the psalm's popularity, little has been written about its reception during the more than 2,500 years since the Babylonian exile. Stowe locates its use in the American Revolution and the Civil Rights movement, and internationally by anti-colonial Jamaican Rastafari and immigrants from Ireland, Korea, and Cuba. He studies musical references ranging from the Melodians' Rivers of Babylon to the score in Kazakh film Tulpan. Stowe concludes by exploring the presence and absence in modern culture of the often-ignored final words: "Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones." Usually excised from liturgy and forgotten by scholars, Stowe finds these words echoed in modern occurrences of genocide and ethnic cleansing, and more generally in the culture of vengeance that has existed in North America from the earliest conflicts with Native Americans. Based on numerous interviews with musicians, theologians, and writers, Stowe reconstructs the rich and varied reception history of this widely used, yet mysterious, text.

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Oxford University Press

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0190466855

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Of Popes and Unicorns

Science, Christianity, and How the Conflict Thesis Fooled the World

By: David Hutchings,James C. Ungureanu

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Of Popes and Unicorns

Science, Christianity, and How the Conflict Thesis Fooled the World

By: David Hutchings,James C. Ungureanu

This is the story of John Draper, Andrew White, and the conflict thesis: a centuries-old misconception that religion and science are at odds with one another. Renowned scientist John William Draper (1811-1882) and celebrated historian-politician Andrew Dickson White (1832-1918) were certain that Enlightened Science and Dogmatic Christianity were mortal enemies--and they said as much to anyone who would listen. More than a century later, their grand and sweeping version of history dominates our landscape; Draper and White's conflict thesis is still found in countless textbooks, lecture series, movies, novels, and more. Yet, as it would later be discovered, they were mistaken. Their work has been torn to shreds by the experts, who have declared it totally at odds with reality. So how, if this is the case, does their wrongheaded narrative still live on? Who were these two men, and what, exactly, did they say? What is it about their God-versus-Science conflict thesis that convinced so many? And what--since both claimed to love Science and love Christ--were they actually trying to achieve in the first place? In this book, physicist David Hutchings and historian of science and religion James C. Ungureanu dissect the work of Draper and White. They take readers on a journey through time, diving into the formation and fallacy of the conflict thesis and its polarizing impact on society. The result is a tale of Flat Earths, of anesthetic, and of autopsies; of Creation and Evolution; of laser-eyed lizards and infinite worlds. It is a story of miracles and mathematicians; souls and Great Libraries; the Greeks, the scientific method, the Not-So-Dark-After-All Ages... and, of course, of popes and unicorns.

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Oxford University Press

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0190053097

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The Quick Quiz Book of Myths and Legends

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By: David Kavanagh

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The Quick Quiz Book of Myths and Legends

Family quiz book

By: David Kavanagh

From Greek mythology to Olde English legend, they are tales that stir the blood and set the heart racing. Now you can test your own and others' knowledge of these ancient stories with this simple quiz book. Modern day mysteries are also included in its multiple choice, question-and-answer format, perfect for any social gathering, family journey or holiday break. Alternatively, just test yourself with the 'personal score challenge' before looking up the answers at the end. A score of 400 or more correct answers confers 'god' or 'goddess' status.

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Dram Books

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0954856759

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The Plan

Shining a Light on Alcohol Consumption and Cover-Ups

By: David Sebastian

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The Plan

Shining a Light on Alcohol Consumption and Cover-Ups

By: David Sebastian

Lucas and Sarah are college students who meet during the tumultuous decade of the sixties. Sarah is a thoughtful social activist. Lucas is a self-indulgent, eat-drink-and-get-lucky fraternity member. As a married couple, they begin pursuing their professional careers but are unexpectedly invited to consider an opportunity that will change their lives and the lives of others. Their work is threatened by the alcohol industry, but with an adrenalized confidence, they seek to make sobriety the new intoxication.

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iUniverse

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1532058071

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Depression and Melancholy, 1660-1800 vol 1

By: Leigh Wetherall Dickson,Allan Ingram,David Walker,Anita O'Connell,Michelle Faubert

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Depression and Melancholy, 1660-1800 vol 1

By: Leigh Wetherall Dickson,Allan Ingram,David Walker,Anita O'Connell,Michelle Faubert

As a psychiatric term ‘depression’ dates back only as far as the mid-nineteenth century. Before then a wide range of terms were used: ‘melancholy’ carried enormous weight, and was one of the two confirmed forms of eighteenth-century insanity. This four-volume set is the first large-scale study of depression across an extensive period.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040239668

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No Sacred Cows

Investigating Myths, Cults, and the Supernatural

By: David G. McAfee,Yvette d'Entremont

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No Sacred Cows

Investigating Myths, Cults, and the Supernatural

By: David G. McAfee,Yvette d'Entremont

While belief in religious supernatural claims is waning throughout the West, evidence suggests belief in nonreligious supernatural claims is on the rise. What explains this contradiction? How can a society with a falling belief in God have a rising belief in ghosts, psychic powers, ancient astronauts, and other supernatural or pseudo-scientific phenomena? Taking the same anthropological approach he employed in his notable studies of religion, atheist author and activist David G. McAfee turns his attention to nonreligious faith-based claims. Whether going undercover as a medium, getting tested at Scientology headquarters in Los Angeles, or interviewing celebrity paranormalists and famous skeptics, he leaves no stone unturned in his investigation. As in the case of religion, he finds an unwillingness among "believers" to critically examine their most closely held convictions. Only once individuals honestly assess their own sacred cows will they be able to ensure that their beliefs conform to the known facts—and that our decisions as a society are based on the best available evidence.

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Pitchstone Publishing (US&CA)

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1634311191

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9781634311199

The Curious Person's Guide to Fighting Fake News

By: David G. McAfee

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The Curious Person's Guide to Fighting Fake News

By: David G. McAfee

With each passing day the potential reach of a single false news story—and its ability to negatively impact all of us—grows in both size and scope. Although politicians, activists, and ordinary citizens regularly complain about deceptive or biased news reports, they tend to define fake news as anything with which they happen to disagree, thus compounding the problem even further. Seeking to bring some much-needed clarity to the subject, journalist David G. McAfee documents the myriad definitions of "fake news" and its various incarnations throughout history, from ideologically motivated disinformation operations to commercially motivated misinformation campaigns. Demonstrating that we are all culpable in the creation of the current pandemic, he presents a number of practical and actionable suggestions for combating it. In the end, however, he argues that each of us, no matter our political bent, have an important role to play in curbing the insidious spread and most dangerous effects of fake news.

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1634312074

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COVID-19 The Conspiracy Theories

By: David Gardner

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COVID-19 The Conspiracy Theories

By: David Gardner

Investigative journalist David Gardner turns his uncompromising gaze on the many conspiracy theories connected with the COVID pandemic. With first-hand reporting and detailed investigations into the people who originated these COVID theories - some of them plausible, some driven by an agenda, and some plainly mad - he answers the questions that everyone has been asking for nearly two years since the pandemic began, and left us doubting our leaders as never before. When COVID-19 struck early in 2020, first in China and inexorably through the rest of the world, it quickly became the subject of the most virulent outbreak of conspiracy theories we have ever seen. The pandemic quickly became an infodemic. The President of the United States championed bleach as a cure, the Chinese government blamed the Americans, and the American government blamed the Chinese - a Cold War over a cold virus. David Icke said that COVID does not exist. People blamed 5G phone networks, genetically modified crops, Bill Gates, Corona beer, aliens, bats and pangolins . . . Yet these theorists are not all the obsessive cultists and paranoid mavericks with whom the conspiracy-theory label is often associated. They are your parents, your next-door neighbour, your boss at work. The question marks over the origins of COVID-19, the dangers of the virus. The world has been changed for ever by the events of the past two years. It is crucial that history offers an accurate account of what happened. This book will play a key role in revealing what - and what not - to believe.

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John Blake

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1789466237

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9781789466232

Book's by David Robert Grimes

Good Thinking

Good Thinking

Good Thinking

Good Thinking

Song of Exile

Song of Exile

Of Popes and Unicorns

Of Popes and Unicorns

The Quick Quiz Book of Myths and Legends

The Quick Quiz Book of Myths and Legends

The Plan

The Plan

Depression and Melancholy, 1660-1800 vol 1

Depression and Melancholy, 1660-1800 vol 1

No Sacred Cows

No Sacred Cows

The Curious Person's Guide to Fighting Fake News

The Curious Person's Guide to Fighting Fake News

COVID-19 The Conspiracy Theories

COVID-19 The Conspiracy Theories

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