911: An Outside Job

When it comes to the attacks that shook the foundation of our country on September 11th 2001, there are two major camps of people out there.  Those who believe the official story, and those who suspect the attack was carried out by our own government. The latter insists that 911 was an inside job.  But were there foreign players -outside of the alleged Arab hijackers- that played a role in these horrendous attacks? And if so, why???

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Cognitive Confusion & Brain Biases

We are all guilty of being biased at times; we believe what we want to believe.  We accept evidence that goes along with our worldview, and outright ignore evidence that contradicts it.  Some call this cognitive dissonance, but why do we reject information that counters our ideology? It’s because, basically, our brains are biased.  Coincidingly, cognitive confusion can be catastrophic when attempting to separate fact from fiction, frankly. Alliteration aside, let’s dig in..

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The Backward Foundation Myth of Europeans

Backwards Foundation Myth Europe JoeDubs.com

Everyone wonders why Europeans are so susceptible to guilt. One explanation is that all cultures have a foundation myth that tells them who they are, and the foundation myth of modern Europeans is a negative one. How do you recognize a foundation myth? It fulfills three functions. It explains the origin and structure of the world (and society). It defines ultimate good and evil (and from those definitions are derived the values that are used to justify the holding of power). It determines what is held sacred in that society. For modern Westerners the story of WWII has become their foundation myth. It fulfills all three functions. We live in the ‘Post-War World’. The lines on the map, the institutions, the sense of what era we live in, all arise from the starting point of WWII. Ultimate evil is Nazis. Ultimate good is opposing…

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