"But this underscores the point; an intelligent person has to feign stupidity to achieve political success."
An overview of a problem that will not go away until the majority of the electorate in a voting situation can understand the reality that the brain lies to us and that we need to focus on evidence rather than presentation.
http://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2015/apr/02/democracy-psychology-idiots-election
Human knowledge has progressed exponentially since the dawn of modern science. It is no longer reasonable to accept claims without sufficient objective evidence. The harm from religion, alternatives to medicine, conservatism, and all other false beliefs will be exposed on this blog by reporting the findings of science. This blog will also reinforce what should be the basics of education: History, Civics, Financial Literacy, Media Literacy, and Critical/Science Based Thinking.
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