SGU Episode 811

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SGU Episode 811
January 23rd 2021
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SGU 810                      SGU 812
Skeptical Rogues
S: Steven Novella
Quote of the Week
We are all capable of believing things which we know to be untrue, and then, when we are finally proved wrong, impudently twisting the facts so as to show that we were right.
George Orwell
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Introduction

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Email #1: Guided Apophenia (QAnon and Game Design) ()

Hi all, especially Cara with regards to this question. Reading A Game Designer's Analysis Of QAnon, I realized that the concept of guided Apophenia is the evil counter to the skeptics' approach of helping people to realize their failures of critical thinking through gently guiding them with rational questions. I'm interested to get your thoughts on what the counter to this approach could be. Is it through education about pareidolia and Apophenia? Regardless, perhaps Apophenia is a good candidate for What's the Word?

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Skeptical Quote of the Week ()

We are all capable of believing things which we know to be untrue, and then, when we are finally proved wrong, impudently twisting the facts so as to show that we were right.
– George Orwell (1903-1950), English novelist

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S: —and until next week, this is your Skeptics' Guide to the Universe.

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