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The Skeptics Guide to the Universe turned out to be the perfect follow-up to Carl Sagan’s [book:The Demon-Haunted World|17349], which I read earlier this year. Both books focus on providing the reader with the tools to sort out what’s real from all the scams, hoaxes, and pseudoscienece arround us. Where this one does it a little better is in the section that describes the different types of logical fallacies. Also, since it was published in 2018, the examples it uses are more up to date. To anyone trying to decide which of the two to read, I'd have to say both and I don't think it matters in what order.… (más)
 
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wandaly | 12 reseñas más. | Mar 1, 2024 |
Preaching to the choir. That being said, it was enlightening to see this process broken down and explained. Couldn’t have been better timed with all the madness we’ve seen during Covid. This should be required reading while people are still young enough for this book to make an impression on them. The world would be a much better place.
 
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BBrookes | 12 reseñas más. | Nov 14, 2023 |
 
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cneskey | 12 reseñas más. | Jun 17, 2023 |
An excellent resource. Having listened to the podcast for more than ten years, I've heard all of these points before, but having it all collected, organised, and focused means the message hits much harder.

What I found most helpful were the frequent reminders that all of the methods of self-deception apply just as strongly to all of us. The idea of learning all the logical fallacies so that you can make someone look stupid and win an argument is not appealing to me, but interrogating my own thinking and catching myself taking shortcuts is. The takeaway is not a feeling of superiority but of humility.… (más)
 
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NickEdkins | 12 reseñas más. | May 27, 2023 |

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