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August 5th, 2011

Irresponsible Media, and 99 other ways to lie

This from News 24 in South Africa

I wonder why the media never has stories like “Irrational delirium creates $2.5 trillion of fake value in stocks”. Perhaps the answer lies in the various kinds of advertising.

As for the second highlight (disguising advertising as news items), perhaps that is an admission by the media that they no longer know or care about the facts?



August 5th, 2011

Same Soul, Many Bodies


Currently reading Same Soul, Many Bodies, by Brian Weiss.  As I am generally an agnostic about anything, I approach these ideas with skepticism.  (“Blessed be the skeptic, for he hogs thy attention.”)

But after reading a certain portion of the book, I find that while my skepticism has not changed significantly, the book has made my skepticism a bit less relevant.

 

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