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Gorgo
SFN Die Hard

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Posted - 11/24/2007 :  07:51:20  Show Profile Send Gorgo a Private Message  Reply with Quote
If I had only seen one of these videos, and if I didn't know that he was lying, I could not have said that he was lying. But after being told that one of them was a lie, I did guess correctly, but I'm not sure how. One of them seemed more credible than the other.

Some other interesting videos and information at the Quirkology web site, and a podcast at Point of Inquiry.
I know the rent is in arrears
The dog has not been fed in years
It's even worse than it appears
But it's alright-
Jerry Garcia
Robert Hunter
Edited by - Gorgo on 11/24/2007 12:09:26

Kil
Evil Skeptic

USA
13477 Posts
Posted - 11/24/2007 :  11:51:04   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Kil's Homepage  Send Kil an AOL message  Send Kil a Yahoo! Message Send Kil a Private Message  Reply with Quote
See my Evil Pick in Skeptic Summary #159.

Buy Richard Richard Wiseman's book too:

Quirkology: How We Discover the Big Truths in Small Things

Visit his website as well.

I have seen Wiseman speak at TAM's 4 and 5. He is a delight. As a psychologist with a background in magic, he has much to offer in the field of self-deception and how easy it is to be fooled.

Thanks for bringing Wiseman's Quirkology up, Gorgo.
Uncertainty may make you uncomfortable. Certainty makes you ridiculous.

Why not question something for a change?

Genetic Literacy Project
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Gorgo
SFN Die Hard

USA
5310 Posts
Posted - 11/24/2007 :  19:08:35   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send Gorgo a Private Message  Reply with Quote

This picture's a kick.
I know the rent is in arrears
The dog has not been fed in years
It's even worse than it appears
But it's alright-
Jerry Garcia
Robert Hunter
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