December 28, 2016, 10:04 am
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Alan: We all know the refrain: "Lies, Damn Lies, And Statistics."
Unmentioned in the following article on the "jump" in healthcare cost is the fact that "the overall rate of inflation" over the last 20 years has been 47.6%.
Taking this into account, it is a more reasonable, revealing and accurate to say that -- relative to the inflationary baseline in the United States -- healthcare spending for kids has not jumped at all, but has risen a very modest 8.4%.
An understanding of statistics is now necessary for responsible citizenship.
Not surprisingly, American conservatives deny all manner of statistical findings, preferring to champion statistically invalid anecdotes that in no way represent the generality.
Global warming denial -- based on the supposed proof of a particularly cold winter's day -- is typical of anecdotal seduction-deception.
Health Care Spending for U.S. Kids Jumped 56 Percent in Less Than 20 Years
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May 8, 2016 - Donald Trump: Lying, Secrecy And The Widespread Presumption That He "Tells It Like It Is" Alan: Those Americans who think Donald "tells it ..
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December 28, 2016, 10:11 am
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December 28, 2016, 11:04 am
Trump Tells Supporters Point Blank:
“I Don't Need Your Vote Anymore"
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/12/27/1614959/-Trump-Tweets-The-alt-right-gets-the-sadz"There are two ways of lying, as there are two ways of deceiving customers. If the scale registers 15 ounces, you can say: 'It's a pound.' Your lie will remain relative to an invariable measure of the true. If customers check it, they can see that they are being robbed, and you know by how much you are robbing them: a truth remains as a judge between you. But if the demon induces you to tamper with the scale itself, it is the criterion of the true which is denatured, there is no longer any possible control. And little by little you will forget that you are cheating."
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December 28, 2016, 11:55 am
"There are two ways of lying, as there are two ways of deceiving customers. If the scale registers 15 ounces, you can say: 'It's a pound.' Your lie will remain relative to an invariable measure of the true. If customers check it, they can see that they are being robbed, and you know by how much you are robbing them: a truth remains as a judge between you. But if the demon induces you to tamper with the scale itself, it is the criterion of the true which is denatured, there is no longer any possible control. And little by little you will forget that you are cheating."
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December 28, 2016, 11:59 am
Former Spy Reports Kremlin Cultivated Trump As An Asset For 5 Years
Compendium Of Best Pax Posts About The Relationship Between Trump And Putin
"There are two ways of lying, as there are two ways of deceiving customers. If the scale registers 15 ounces, you can say: 'It's a pound.' Your lie will remain relative to an invariable measure of the true. If customers check it, they can see that they are being robbed, and you know by how much you are robbing them: a truth remains as a judge between you. But if the demon induces you to tamper with the scale itself, it is the criterion of the true which is denatured, there is no longer any possible control. And little by little you will forget that you are cheating."
Denis de Rougemont
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December 28, 2016, 12:06 pm
Alan: I postulate that people who (on some level) realize that The Holocaust -- if real -- would undermine (if not eliminate) their belief in God use Holocaust Denial as a way to forfend this untenable quandary.
I do not suggest that my hypothesis is true for all believers.
However, it impresses me as both plausible and sensible.
Google Adjusts Algorithm After Neo-Nazi Site Gets Top Search Result For "Did Holocaust Happen?"
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December 28, 2016, 12:12 pm
Single Shot at Doctor's Office May Be Future of HIV Prevention
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December 28, 2016, 9:08 pm
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A BIGGER PROBLEM THAN ISIS?
The Mosul Dam is failing. A breach would cause a colossal wave that could kill as many as a million and a half people.
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December 28, 2016, 9:10 pm
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What Did Jesus Do?
Reading and unreading the Gospels
The New Yorker
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"From Jesus to The Christ"
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December 28, 2016, 9:38 pm
Trump Is Famous For "Telling The Truth" But Legally Binds Wives/Employees To Total Secrecy
Donald Trump: Lying, Secrecy And The Widespread Presumption That He "Tells It Like It Is"
Alan: Those Americans who think Donald "tells it like is" are the very people most inclined to lie to themselves, people who have lied to themselves so long and so completely that they have lost the ability to resonate with Truth.
"There are two ways of lying, as there are two ways of deceiving customers. If the scale registers 15 ounces, you can say: "It's a pound." Your lie will remain relative to an invariable measure of the true. If customers check it, they can see that they are being robbed, and you know by how much you are robbing them: a truth remains as a judge between you. But if the demon induces you to tamper with the scale itself, it is the criterion of the true which is denatured, there is no longer any possible control. And little by little you will forget that you are cheating." Denis de Rougemont
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2016/05/donald-trump-lying-secrecy-and.html
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"There are two ways of lying, as there are two ways of deceiving customers. If the scale registers 15 ounces, you can say: 'It's a pound.' Your lie will remain relative to an invariable measure of the true. If customers check it, they can see that they are being robbed, and you know by how much you are robbing them: a truth remains as a judge between you. But if the demon induces you to tamper with the scale itself, it is the criterion of the true which is denatured, there is no longer any possible control. And little by little you will forget that you are cheating."
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December 29, 2016, 7:41 am
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December 29, 2016, 9:38 am
Compendium Of Best Pax Posts About The Relationship Between Trump And Putin
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December 29, 2016, 10:19 am
Few Republicans Admit It But Republican Senator Lindsey Graham Says 99% Of Senators Think Russia Meddled In The 2016 Election
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December 29, 2016, 10:20 am
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What Cronyism Looks Like: Trump Invents New Government Post For His Company's Top Lawyer
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December 29, 2016, 7:14 pm
Bears Ears National Monument: President Obama Did The Right Thing By Native Americans. Conservatives Line Up To Be The Unprincipled, Arrogant, Mostly White-Fascist Boors They Are
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December 29, 2016, 7:20 pm
"There are two ways of lying, as there are two ways of deceiving customers. If the scale registers 15 ounces, you can say: 'It's a pound.' Your lie will remain relative to an invariable measure of the true. If customers check it, they can see that they are being robbed, and you know by how much you are robbing them: a truth remains as a judge between you. But if the demon induces you to tamper with the scale itself, it is the criterion of the true which is denatured, there is no longer any possible control. And little by little you will forget that you are cheating."
The RNC Says Its Christmas Message About a "New King" Referred to Jesus, Not Donald Trump
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December 29, 2016, 7:33 pm
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The World Has Finally Called Israel's Bluff On Its Non-Existent Peace Process
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December 30, 2016, 5:24 am
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Bernie Sanders Shows Trump Supporter How The President-Elect Plans To Kill Social Security And Medicare
https://www.good.is/articles/bernie-knows-trump-will-kill-entitlements
Alan: In the embedded video above, Bernie asks a Trump supporter why Americans voted for a proven liar.
A related but even more pointed question is "Why do people prefer fake news to fact-checked news?"Donald Trump And The Culmination Of The American Dream
People Want To Be Lied To: The Convergent Horror Of Faithful Falsehood And Aggressive Ignorance
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2016/12/people-want-to-be-lied-to-convergent.html
American Conservatives And Aggressive Ignorance
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/08/american-conservatives-and-aggressive.html
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Nov 19, 2016 - Trump: A Common Thief And Uncommon Liar Is Paying Back Only Half What People Were Bilked. Devious Donald His Life Is A Plutopathic ...paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2016/07/politifact-donald-trump-is-2015s-liar.html
Jul 24, 2016 - Alan: Politifact, a highly-regarded fact-checking organization, presents its case for declaring Donald Trump "2015 Liar Of The Year.paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2016/09/politifacts-who-lies-more-pants-on-fire.html
Sep 20, 2016 - Jul 24, 2016 - Alan: Politifact, a highly-regarded fact-checking organization, presents its case for declaring Donald Trump "2015 Liar Of The ...paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2016/11/all-of-donald-trumps-four-star.html
Nov 18, 2016 - Jul 24, 2016 - Politifact: Donald Trump Is 2015's "Liar Of the Year.paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2016/03/donald-trump-does-not-tell-it-like-it.html
Mar 1, 2016 - Alan: Americans who think Trump "tells it like is" are people who habitually lie to themselves. John Oliver Finally Takes On Serial Liar, Donald ...paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2016/05/donald-trump-lying-secrecy-and.html
May 8, 2016 - Alan: I predict that when Trump's substantive net worth is revealed, it will be between a tenth and a quarter what he claims, somewhere in the 1 ...
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December 30, 2016, 5:25 am
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A man sees what he wants to see and disregards the rest.
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December 30, 2016, 5:32 am
Why Would Putin Want Trump To Win?
And Hillary To Lose?
Alan: We can learn a lot from questions themselves.
But first we have to ask the questions.
Why would Putin want Trump to win?
And why would he want Hillary to lose?
Compendium Of Best Pax Posts About The Relationship Between Trump And Putin
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