Second, we must accept the truth that one reason we continue to believe many lies is that it brings us comfort. When we accept that we ourselves are under the power of many lies, the social comfort of being part of the right group, the group that knows truth, weContinue Reading
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hide-and-seek/201508/the-psychology-self-deception An ego defense similar to splitting is idealization. Like the positive end of splitting, idealization involves overestimating the positive attributes of a person, object, or idea while underestimating its negative attributes. More fundamentally, it involves the projection of our needs and desires onto that person, object, or idea. AContinue Reading
https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/hot-thought/201808/if-truth-isn-t-truth-what-is-it Second, science is unusual compared to other social enterprises such as religion and fashion design in having a remarkable amount of agreement among its practitioners. Although there are many controversies in physics, chemistry, and biology concerning the best theories, there is also remarkable agreement about central theories such asContinue Reading
https://qz.com/1230638/omnisexual-gynosexual-demisexual-whats-behind-the-surge-in-sexual-identities/ In 1976, the French philosopher Michel Foucault made the meticulously researched case that sexuality is a social construct used as a form of control. In the 40 years since, society has been busy constructing sexualities. Alongside the traditional orientations of heterosexual, homosexual, and bisexual, a myriad other options nowContinue Reading
Herald Sun: Dark truth about Bali orphanages. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIwq9OG8zk http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/the-sad-dark-truth-about-bali-orphanages-where-helping-kids-is-a-mask-for-paedophilia-and-abuse/news-story/d440760fd3e261f2359ae5a37f5e1f51 FOREIGNERS and locals are setting up orphanages in Bali under the guise of helping local children but allowing a more sinister activity to occur in the form of paedophilia and sexual abuse by staff members. Former Victorian police officer Glen Hulley,Continue Reading
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2017/02/26/trumps-dark-brilliance-explains-why-he-keeps-getting-away-with-lies-editorial.html When confronted by one of his blatant falsehoods, Stephens notes, Trump often doesn’t even attempt to back up what he said. He’ll simply reply that “many people say I’m right,” transforming the argument into a test of personal credibility and effectively denying the validity of what is usually knownContinue Reading
Suppressing truth and urination: Study uncovers a bizarre way to become a better liar https://t.co/umWXM82hU6 — PsyPost.org (@PsyPost) October 31, 2015Continue Reading
