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Cognitive Biases
Endowment effect – "the fact that people often demand much more to give up an object than they would be willing to pay to acquire it".
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Conflict and Conciliation: Faith and Politics in an Age of Global Dissonance

Despite the peaceful foundations of global monotheistic religions, the broad diversity of interpretations can lead to a sharp paradox regarding the use of force. Inevitably, we must ask ourselves: How can those who ascribe to peaceful beliefs suspend their own moral foundation to beat the drums of war? ... read more
Quotes by Jef Mallett
Jef Mallett
Posted Wed, 2010-01-13 16:04
An opinion should be the result of thought, not a substitute for it.






