In this podcast we look at the fallacy Argument to Consequences – in the specific form of Wishful Thinking. Also: WIN! WIN! WIN! a copy of the paperback edition of Humbug! Be one of the first 3 reviews for the podcast on iTunes and you have a 1/3rd chance of receiving an autographed copy of our book! You can’t get much better odds than that! Send me the text of your review before you post it (so no dodgy person flogs your work…) theo dot clark at skepticsfieldguide.net
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I enjoy your podcasts, i just found it and have only heard a few episodes so far. Re: the Oprah endorsement of "the Secret," I think it is worth noting that her anecdote isn't even fair at all. She was on TV in one of the most populous cities in the USA, she made a concerted effort to get into the movie, even asking to audition when she was asked to audition for a different movie and she auditioned for it and was selected. Now, if she was some sort of nobody in the country who had used "the secret" in her bedroom at night and had gotten a cold call from Spielberg, I would be a bit impressed, but this is just an incredibly talented and resourceful woman getting a role she worked hard to get. How is that supernatural?
Re: ...but this is just an incredibly talented and resourceful woman getting a role she worked hard to get.
I don't even know that I'd go as far as saying that.
Well, throw in "lucky" as well, remembering the old saying, "The harder I work, the luckier I get..."
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