The Galileo Gambit (Vatican Secret Archive Thrillers)

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There’s nothing inherently wrong with heterodoxy, so long as those beliefs are supported by facts and data. The author also reveals the more dangerous and fearful side of wishful thinking, including Holocaust denial, the effort to incorporate creationism into public school curricula, the recovered memory movement, the satanic ritual abuse scare and other modern witch crazes, extreme Afrocentrism, and ideologies of racial superiority. They went by the motto, "You can always tell who the pioneers are, because they're the ones with arrows in their backs. For example, during Enron's final months, as the lawsuits piled up and the SEC closed in, a small (and gradually dwindling) faction of employees were firmly convinced that the company had done no wrong, claiming that they were being persecuted for trying to shake up the industry rather than for committing fraud.

As they face perilous twists and turns, they must also contend with shadowy plots from rival factions.

Hold onto your seats and prepare for a tense ride as Father Michael courageously battles to unravel the enigmatic conspiracy known as The Galileo Gambit. You get the most flak when you're over the target" is a pseudo-logical gambit, a favorite of Internet argument used as a substitute for rational rebuttal. After all, if you have actual evidence to back yourself up, why would you need to rely on such a gambit?

Six of these stand out: (i) assuming the conclusion, colloquially known as "begging the question", which occurs when the premise and conclusion are the same statement, although expressed in different words [4]; (ii) "appeal to nature" [8], which consists of claiming that something is good because it is (perceived as) natural, or bad because it is (perceived as) unnatural; (iii) "confirmation bias" that consists of only looking for evidence that supports what is already believed [9]; (iv) "oversimplification" [10], which ignores relevant complexities to make something appear simpler than it is; (v) "questionable cause" [11], occurring when a causal interpretation is defended based on limited evidence and no attempt is made to rule out alternative explanations; and (vi) "non-sequitur" [12], when the premises of an argument are not relevant for its conclusions. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. The remainder of this review will individually address the fallacies incurred by FIRELAN and then discuss the overall potential of the approach to mitigate wildfire spread and severity.

Under this symbiotic relationship, they reinforce the cultural ideas, values, and governance systems operating in the Western countries as an ideal and role model for the Global South countries. Understanding logical fallacies is important for critical thinking and being able to identify misinformation and lies. Implying that the denialist will also be proved right in the long run and hailed as another Galileo. The study lays a foundation of the operational principles and applicability of a new political communication theory, structured-deliberative gossip theory (or grapevine info-filter theory), especially on matters of plebiscites in the Global South.