Many religions propagate by preying on our most deep rooted fears and insecurities. They use carrot and stick tactics to keep followers on side, and to entrap and pounce upon potential converts.  Because these tactics attack deep rooted, deep seeded fears and emotions, they work on people of all ages, persuasions and backgrounds.  There are, evidently, people […]
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The Santa Scam
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The Illusion of Religion: Illusion, Entertainment and Religion
During a recent flying visit to London I was lucky enough to catch a Derren Brown (official site / Wikipedia page) show. If you haven’t heard of Derren, I would thoroughly recommend finding a DVD and giving it a watch. He’s essentially a psychological illusionist who uses a combination of psychology, distraction and illusion to […]
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