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What I meant was he'd lose social standing by failing to prove something everyone in his social milieu thinks is obviously true. Big risk to take if you have an
by circlefavshape 5y ago
What I meant was he'd lose social standing by failing to prove something everyone in his social milieu thinks is obviously true. Big risk to take if you have any doubts at all, unless the potential payoff is v large
Saw a documentary back in the 90s about similar stuff in India - a group of young "rationalists" going around debunking stuff. I wonder has it made any material difference in the last 30 years
- wincy 5y agoOh yeah there’s a video where an Indian doctor is standing there being “cursed” by a man who claimed to be able to kill people with a look (evil eye?) Nothing happened to the doctor. I just tried to find it on YouTube but like most primary sources its been buried by SEO and cute thumbnails.