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Which beliefs are considered acceptable and which are not?

Andrew Gelman · published 13 April 2026

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https://www.npr.org/2021/10/27/1049584072/listen-if-you-dare-exploring-our-belief-in-ghosts

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I disagree with Alan Turing and Daniel Kahneman regarding the strength of statistical evidence Read at the source ↗

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I. J. Good corner: The flying Venus flytrap and other partly-baked ideas Read at the source ↗

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https://www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2011/01/04/132622672/could-it-be-spooky-experiments-that-see-the-future

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“Does anyone actually expect meaningful insight to come from a study like this?” Read at the source ↗

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Again on the role of elite media in spreading UFOs-as-space-aliens and other bad ideas Read at the source ↗

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https://xkcd.com/1235/

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https://news.gallup.com/poll/353420/larger-minority-says-ufos-alien-spacecraft.aspx

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https://www.overcomingbias.com/p/decide-now-we-wont-know-much-more

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Truth is more realistic than fiction, and what this tells us about odious thought experiments Read at the source ↗

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