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Rules of Thinking, The
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Rules of Thinking, The

by Richard Templar
September 2019
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
240 pages
4h 15m
English
Pearson Business
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RULE 95

If you can’t prove it’s true, that doesn’t mean it isn’t

Do you believe in telepathy – that some people can tell what others are thinking when they’re not even in the same room?

One of the most pervasive elements of pseudo-scientific thinking is to believe a thing can’t be true unless you can prove it is. Many people will tell you that, as there’s no scientific proof for these things, they can’t be true. But remember, there was a time when science couldn’t yet prove that the earth went around the sun. Didn’t stop it doing it though.

I’m not saying that I believe in telepathy. But I don’t pooh-pooh it either. Sadly I don’t believe in magic (I wish I did) so personally I reckon that if it’s true, there is a rational scientific explanation ...

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ISBN: 9781292263823