Carol Tavris - Mistakes Were Made | For Good Reason

Carol Tavris describes dissonance theory and how self-justification and self-deception often keep people from changing their minds even in the light of compelling contrary evidence, because the evidence is often dissonant with one's self-image. She details the implications of dissonance theory for the persistence of psychic charlatans and other peddlers of the paranormal, and how it may explain how someone like Sylvia Brown can live with herself, and also how it may explain how believers remain so gullible about such unsupportable claims. She describes confirmation bias as a component of dissonance theory. She talks about how dissonance theory applies to the skeptic movement, both in terms of suggesting the best strategies for engaging the credulous, and in terms of fostering skepticism about one's own skeptical views. And she argues that skepticism should be affirmative rather than destructive in its approach, and focused on both critical thinking and creative thinking alike.

Also in this episode, The Honest Liar, Jamy Ian Swiss, talks about who psychics really see when they look in the mirror.

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• James Randi
• Skepticism
• Skeptic
• DJ Grothe
• JREF
• paranormal
• supernatural
• psychic
• Carol Tavris

[d3st88]

@grraadd

I know you are right, bro.

Global warming is a bogus idea. The jews are behind this thing. First they killed jesus, then made a time machine so they could kill the dinosaurs and now they want to kill YOU by driving you crazy with global warming. Yup.

[truvelocity]

About this vlog approximately 28 minutes and 15 seconds into it. The lawyer and her saying that you can't change someone's mind by putting them down... True. However, I disagree that you can't humiliate them openly when its gotten out of hand. It marginalizes them more, in order to get the bad apples identified quickly. That is my opinion. If its wrong, give me an example so I can re-examine my point of view.

[grraadd]

@47f0 So you can just use proper word: "excess" - like you've said here.

Maybe it's time to move on - we can't know for sure. If the comity would decide what to do with the coal shortage... they would probably force people to eat less and grow trees everywhere instead. Since free market quickly found better energy sources (thank to demand/supply mechanism shaping prices and technology) I would rather leave these matters to the free market and human ingenuity.

[DoctorAJ]

@47f0 - I don't NEED you to drop dead because I'm insecure. I'd prefer that you drop dead because your very existence represents a net negative. Your kind is about to be drastically depleted anyway, and I'm satisfied to let nature take it's course. And the frequency with which you 'like' and 'favorite' videos of Keith Olbermann and Rocky Maddow is a fairly sure sign that you are the one with a fag obsession. Your serve, Suzy.

[47f0]

@DoctorAJ - Yep. I'm the one so tragically insecure that they literally need another person to die since they just can't stand the fact that they're a terminal loser. But I get it. As long as I'm breathing, you're likely to have your delusional little bubble burst. BTW, a tip. That your inbred cousins in the trailer park think you're a genius is probably not going to get you a slot on 'Jeopardy' anytime soon, so I wouldn't count on that. But hey, way to stick with your fag obsession.

[DoctorAJ]

@47f0 - The only thing that 'kills' me is that you won't extinguish yourself and thus make a marked improvement in the human condition. Another sign of prodigious insecurity from you, Mr. FAG, is your inevitable playing of the IQ card. But since you couldn't resist, mine is a few points ABOVE genius, so I've trumped you there, too. But then I've met cabbies who didn't finish high school who'd wipe the floor with you, Mr. Mensa.

[DoctorAJ]

@47f0 - ....a fucked up failure of a Federal Reserve Chairman. Those 3 and a five-spot might get you a Big Mac meal at McDonald's, but not much else.

[47f0]

@DoctorAJ - Unlike you, AJ, I don't scrub my channel of everything but "thanks for the sub" messages. I need no higher praise than the lamentations and condemnation of conservative fools, climate-change deniers, troofers and birthers. Their puffed up ranting are music to my ears, and each of their posts on my channel is a trophy to me, and I display them proudly. As to "misunderstood genius" - Hmm. Technically, just a few IQ points below genius. But you understand me - which kills you.

[DoctorAJ]

@47f0 - Uh huh. A leftist dyke who's more of a man than you are, no doubt. That way you can be with a guy but still 'front' to anyone who'll listen that you're dating a woman. That's very creative. And I'll bet Maddow's dick is bigger than your's, too. And you finish with a classic lefty flourish: the appeal to authority. And look who you pick; a has been 'actor' who abuses airline flight staff and his own daughter, a leftist economist who still champions failed Keynesian theory, and.......

[47f0]

@DoctorAJ - Actually, my fantasy dinner would be with Dr. Maddow, a totally uncloseted lesbian, but, I'm afraid I don't share your scatological fantasies when it comes to OWS "mongrels" like Alec Baldwin, Jeff Sachs or Ben Bernanke.

[DoctorAJ]

@47f0 - As an aside, I've seen your page comments, and I'm nowhere near being the only person who you get these types of reactions from. Well, I'm sure that it's because you're simply a misunderstood genius................Oh, shit! I knew I wouldn't be able to type that last line without laughing my ass off!

[DoctorAJ]

@47f0 - Like a stubborn cancer, you don't stay in remission for long. And now you've returned to champion the cause of ridicule yet again. In that spirit, I invite you to realize what, I'm sure, are a couple of your most vivid fantasies: a romantic evening with your hero, Keith Olbermann (like you, another closeted fag), and having an OWS mongrel drop his drawers and take a shit in your mouth. I haven't a doubt in the world that you champion the actions of that filthy crowd.