Everything you know is wrong

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1. turdlygurdlyApr 2025
   Everything You Know is Wrong was my introduction and I also highly recommend it. Absolutely chaotic, but for people who are patient it can be really good the first time through. After a few listens it's just plain incredible.
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2. sbirchallFeb 2013
   One interesting book I picked up a few years ago and dip in and out of from time to time seems of relevance here: Everything you know IS Wrong[1]... a somewhat hyperbolic title and read at the best of times, but it's always got me thinking at least. One of the articles (it's a collection of such by many authors) claimed that the caricature of "Hannibal Lecter" was in fact an overt cover for actual events (ritualistic murder and the occult) which seem to be linked to the super rich and powerful and may have had links to the Vatican.

   I'm not saying anything is true or not, but those that like the fringe thinking that Conspiracy Theories (non pejorative) incline one towards may like this book.

   [1: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Everything-Know-Wrong-Disinformation...]

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3. n72Jul 2012
   Relatedly, a long, long time ago I found Allan Holub's PPT Everything You Know is Wrong quite good: http://ebookbrowse.com/everything-you-know-is-wrong-pdf-d281...
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4. noonespecialJul 2013
   This is the magic elixir: A big helping of common sense, a sprinkle of logical sounding but groundless assertions, and little bit of inflated accomplishments for a nice appeal to authority. Season it with a pinch of "everything you know is wrong!" then stir well and people will pay you $4.95 to read you extended-sales-pitch of a book and then $245/month to talk to you for an hour.
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5. lutuspFeb 2013
   The author missed a golden opportunity to point out that most facts aren't facts either.

   Example fact: the word "literally" means consistent with reality, not exaggerated or fanciful. Is that what "literally" means -- yes or no? Let's resolve this by looking up a dictionary definition:

   http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/literally

   Definition 1 : in a literal sense or manner : actually <took the remark literally> <was literally insane>

   Definition 2: in effect : virtually <will literally turn the world upside down to combat cruelty or injustice — Norman Cousins>

   Take you pick -- "literally" either means according to reality, or according to the speaker's fancy.

   Another example fact (something many people believe): "After a long losing streak while gambling, statistics says my luck should improve." True or false? It's false -- the above is called the "Gamber's Fallacy".

   More here: http://arachnoid.com/wrong/ ("Everything you know is Wrong")

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