Michael Shermer: Baloney Detection Kit

Posted on April 25, 2011 by The Great One

The information presented in this video may seem extremely mundane to some, being that it basically just outlines parameters of common sense. Yet amazingly enough, the overwhelming majority of people on Earth (approximately 90%) don’t follow these basic principles when determining the validity of a particular issue. I suppose Voltaire was correct when he stated: “Common sense isn’t.”

Let me know your thoughts on it. TGO

Source: YouTube

http://youtu.be/eUB4j0n2UDU

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