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Truth is essential to humanity and life, because only the truth is <mark>real</mark>. It's no wonder then that a lot of fuss is made over it. '''MOD•wiki''' is dedicated to well researched, logical, reasoned analysis and critical thinking, not contentious, empassioned argumentativeness, much less lying, manipulative propaganda. '''MOD•wiki''' is the sum total of evidence and exhibits that I compile to argue my case that <mark>[[Modernity]] is not what it claims or is thought to be</mark>. We moderns are <mark>pigeons</mark> in a type of <mark>[[wikipedia:The_Truman_Show|''The Truman Show'']]</mark>, where the everyday people we meet aren't actors who are in on the <mark>shill</mark>, but fellow <mark>puppets of the powers that be</mark>. When I finish compiling and commenting, and you the reader finish purveying my evidence, exhibits and arguments, then I rest my case for you to judge, jury, and execute your verdict. Each and every one of us has free will to choose, but that comes with the consequence of having to bear responsibility for our choices. | |||
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==Fact or Fiction?== | ==Fact or Fiction?== | ||
It's always been hard enough to separate fact from fiction, but in this day and age of deception, illusion, and delusion, I'm not sure it's possible any more, especially when most today seem to have forgotten their 3rd grade lessons for distinguishing between the two. On top of that, we're bombarded daily by [[Propaganda]]. As [[Propaganda#Alex_Carey_(writer)|Alex Carey]] has noted, Americans are the most propagandized people on the planet. [https://www.politifact.com Politifact.com] and [https://www.snopes.com Snopes.com] can help, but most of us make decisions based on our emotions, not facts, and often fail to distinguish between what isn't factual but merely [[wikt:opinion|opinion]] or an impression, what's only [[wikt:possibility|possibility]] or [[wikt:probability|probability]], [[wikt:circumstantial|circumstantial]], [[wikt:anecdotal|anecdotal]], or [[wikt:conjectural|conjectural]].<br> | It's always been hard enough to separate fact from fiction, but in this day and age of deception, illusion, and delusion, I'm not sure it's possible any more, especially when most today seem to have forgotten their 3rd grade lessons for distinguishing between the two. On top of that, we're bombarded daily by [[Propaganda]]. As [[Propaganda#Alex_Carey_(writer)|Alex Carey]] has noted, Americans are the most propagandized people on the planet. [https://www.politifact.com Politifact.com] and [https://www.snopes.com Snopes.com] can help, but most of us make decisions based on our emotions, not facts, and often fail to distinguish between what isn't factual but merely [[wikt:opinion|opinion]] or an impression, what's only [[wikt:possibility|possibility]] or [[wikt:probability|probability]], [[wikt:circumstantial|circumstantial]], [[wikt:anecdotal|anecdotal]], or [[wikt:conjectural|conjectural]].<br> | ||
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'''[https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com Thou shalt not commit logical fallacies !]'''<br > | '''[https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com Thou shalt not commit logical fallacies !]'''<br > | ||
'''[https://yourbias.is Thou shalt not suffer cognitive biases !]''' | '''[https://yourbias.is Thou shalt not suffer cognitive biases !]''' | ||
==Wikipedia== | ==Wikipedia== | ||