Psychology 2065A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Watergate Complex, Actual Fantasy, Intuit
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Formed by nancy lieder claimed to have a communication device implanted in her brain by an alien race called zeta. Told her they were sending something to destroy earth and the hailbot comet happened to be on its way. First kind of internet conspiracy theory (1997) All the information taught to us is in respect to humans. Arguing that your religion is more fact-based is odd. Not the point of the beliefs of the religion. Christians will find incarnation just as odd just as an atheist would find christianity odd. Much more than a series of facts. Complicated network of facts, values, interpretation, goals, etc. You don"t get to start from scratch. The general belief that the world is a just place. Why we feel a need to blame someone for every bad thing that happens. Evidence suggests that we need to believe in a just world, in order to participate in long-term investment/planning for the future.