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Posted by RedondoMike

Tomorrow is the Anniversary of the start of the Civil War.Personally I would be if they would secede again.Lincoln had a chance to free the slaves in the union and offer freedom and sanctuary in the north for those who lived in the south. The war ...

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Psychology

Feb 6Feb 6

Posted by Word

Old understanding, new name?

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Progressives, Socialists, and Black Lives Matter

Jan 8Jan 8

Posted by yvilletom

Corporate Reforms Are Necessary Corporations won’t go away but years ago I heard a mid-level corporate officer say a prison term might help his career. For him, a life term without parole would help. For his corporation, an equivalent to the death...

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Jan 7Jan 7

Posted by JackPedigo

A common term we have used many times but using a different terminology. anosognosia: When a patient reported having no cognitive problems but the family member reported significant difficulties, he was considered to have poor awareness of illness:...

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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS

Jan 4Jan 4

Posted by Petter

Some years ago I suggested a plot idea to a local author, and then helped her flesh it out. As she wrote the story, I read her draughts, editing contradictions, etc. and being helpful. When it was finished, I proof read the manuscript and then went ...

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Pet pictures and discussion

Dec 30, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by OldGoat43

Zippy loves to cuddle up against my neck and shoulder to keep warm when I turn down the heat at night.

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Religion & Spirituality

Nov 28, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by Atheist_News

I’ve met a few atheists over the years that believe ghosts are real. I’m a skeptical atheist, so it’s difficult for me to wrap my head around the idea that there are atheists who will believe in ghosts without any credible evidence.

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CLASSIC ROCK RULES

Nov 27, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by bobwjr

LINKArlo Guthrie’s “Alice’s Restaurant”: the story behind the Thanksgiving staple - Vox

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Philosophy & Meaning

Nov 26, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by waitingforgodo

Is there any significant difference between the view that the existence of (fairies at the bottom of the garden) is unknown or unknowable or that reason is incapable of providing sufficient rational grounds to justify either the belief that (fairies ...

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General & Hellos

Nov 12, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by creative51

39 comments on a post of a believer?. And members complain of trolls getting on this site!?! You just gave a troll a ton of points and ran up their level to 4. I do not know who is more stupid. Religious people or the atheist - agnostic fools on this...

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Profile

Oct 3, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by MaryJane

Trump’s infection is part of an ominous national trend as cases rise in most states Good morning. The Dunning Kruger effect is a psychological theorem about incompetent and ignorant people (Trump) who are too to realize the ...

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News & Links

Oct 3, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by MaryJane

Trump’s infection is part of an ominous national trend as cases rise in most states Good morning. The Dunning Kruger effect is a psychological theorem about incompetent and ignorant people (Trump) who are too stupid to ...

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Quotes

Sep 4, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hages

“Science is the best idea humans have ever had. The more people who embrace that idea, the better.“ - Bill Nye

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FreeThinkers

Jul 12, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Philip21

A simple explanation .... The Dunning-Kruger Effect Explains Why Society Is So Screwed-Up “Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge.” -Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man

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News & Links

Jun 12, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by snytiger6

LINKStudy finds the most racially prejudiced people tend to think that they are less racist than the average person

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Quotes

May 13, 2020May 2020

Posted by Moravian

"the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge". taken from a video explaining the Dunning Kruger effect

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News & Links

Apr 24, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by ToolGuy

There are some people who minimize the seriousness of the COVID-19 outbreak by comparing it — without data, just Dunning-Kruger effects — to deaths from other causes. Here are some numbers.

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Trump Pinata

Mar 22, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by MichelleGar1

This is crazy and really scary!

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FreeThinkers

Mar 16, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by Jetty

LINKA different perspective on death

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Religion & Spirituality

Jan 26, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Ryu-Dad

Just a comment I used on a Facebook post from a friend: Why do Christians, Muslims, Jews and what ever religions not realise with them all saying there is only one god do they not just disband their religions and either go home or create a new only ...

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Trump Pinata

Jan 21, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by BirdMan1

Rex Tillerson and the "Fucking moron!" I hereby suggest that the American Psychological Association award Dunning and Kruger a special honorable citation for their work on the "Dunning-Kruger Effect." This describes the situation in which a ...

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Politics

Dec 22, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by ToolGuy

I believe that this has been posted here before but it is still worthy. What do you think? Is stupidity more dangerous than malice? Is this an example of the Dunning-Kruger effect?

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Dec 5, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by FearlessFly

Scientists’ brains shrank a bit after an extended stay in Antarctica

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Memes R Us

Dec 1, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by Lizard_of_Ahaz

Happy Sinful Sunday...

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Music Fans

Nov 25, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by Lilac-JadeCanada

Lou Rawls

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Critical thinking

Nov 17, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by RichieO

For those not yet familiar with the Dunning–Kruger effect, a much-simplified video explanation...

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Nov 5, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by itsmedammit

Dunning-Kruger Effect Named for Cornell psychologist David Dunning and his then-grad student Justin Kruger, it describes the observation that people who are ignorant or unskilled in a given domain tend to believe they are much more competent than ...

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General & Hellos

Aug 10, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by Captain_Feelgood

I'm actually thinking about boating across the Atlantic, but I guess this is relevant ... 😎👍

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Music Fans

Jul 9, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by BookDeath

I read today that a young man, Elijah Al-Amin, was killed by a man b/c HE (Elijah) WAS LISTENING TO RAP MUSIC. So, Elijah, this is for you. Logic-Homicide

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Music Fans

Jun 4, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by panthera

Susan Tedeschi - Just Won't Burn

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General & Hellos

Jun 4, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by SeaGreenEyez

LINKTrump supporters explained - Dunning-Kruger Effect

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

May 21, 2019May 2019

Posted by AnonySchmoose

"Maybe You Really Can Use Black Holes to Travel the Universe........................ 1/25/2019 — By Gaurav Khanna, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth............... One of the most cherished science fiction scenarios is using...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

May 13, 2019May 2019

Posted by ADKSparky

Congratulations world, we're headed to become oven baked humans. CO2 had hit just over 415 ppm.

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All Things Asia

May 3, 2019May 2019

Posted by Boomtarat03

37 people beheaded in SAUDI ARABIA

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Memes R Us

Mar 27, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Rudy1962

Too true.

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Politics

Mar 19, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by SkotlandSkye

LINKWho Do Jared and Ivanka Think They Are?

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Politics

Feb 20, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by ATDayHiker

LINKDonald Trump Is The Dunning — Kruger Effect Personified

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Trump Pinata

Feb 15, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Paul4747

While talking to my therapist, I accidentally (for just a minute) confused Dunning-Kruger and Creutzfeldt-Jakob, before realizing I didn't know what I was talking about at that point, and looking it up. In that moment, I knew exactly what it's like ...

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Politics

Feb 4, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by William_Mary

The Need for a Compelling Anti-Capitalism Narrative "Out Of The Illusion Group"

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Health & Happiness

Feb 3, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Tomfoolery33

LINKThe Dunning-Kruger effect, and how to fight it, explained by psychologist David Dunning - Vox

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jan 23, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by magicwatch

Dunning-Kruger Effect

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Jan 15, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by magicwatch

Creationist Megan Fox's visit to the Evolution exhibit. A classic case of the Dunning-Kruger effect (being far too stupid to realise that she is so stupid!).

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jan 8, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by magicwatch

Some Americans are ignorant and proud 85 The Dunning Kruger Effect

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Memes R Us

Jan 4, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by Captnron59

He's gonna love it!

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Memes R Us

Dec 29, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Tomfoolery33

Write your own caption.

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Culinary Arts (RAW VEGAN CREATIONS)

Dec 29, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by WarmFluffy

Wanna see a Santa type turn into something like Crocodile Dundee. Fun makeover!

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Dec 18, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by phxbillcee

The Dunning-Kruger Effect. - Pindex

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Politics

Nov 28, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Novelty

In the field of psychology, the Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which people of low ability have illusory superiority and mistakenly assess their cognitive ability as greater than it is. The cognitive bias of illusory superiority comes...

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Health & Happiness

Nov 16, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Lukian

Why Incompetent People Think They’re Amazing: An Animated Lesson from David Dunning (of the Famous “Dunning-Kruger Effect” )

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Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll

Nov 14, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Surfpirate

Just one more by Killer and then I need to get my ass in gear.

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Trump Pinata

Nov 12, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Lutherzme

Dunning-Kruger Effect may explain Trumpers

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Cheesy Jokes

Oct 3, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by steve148

Some people ask the secret of our long marriage. We take time to go to a restaurant two times a week. A little candlelight, dinner, soft music, and dancing. She goes Tuesdays, I go Fridays. - Henny Youngman

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Trump Pinata

Sep 26, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by beerkrump

I once thought that 45 was just a wealthy, racist, egomaniacal ass. Later, I thought that he was a narcissistic attention whore with Mommy issues. But, those didn't quite explain a lot of the odd behavior. Now, I think that he is the ...

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"Positive Vibes"

Sep 7, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by Captnron59

Speaking in circles

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Music, Movies & Books

Aug 27, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by TheDrabbuh

Give her a listen.

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Aug 21, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Beowulfsfriend

What do folks thing about returning to the moon, and our current government saying that they want a colony there? Will this inspire other nations to make claims for mining, etc. India already announced a man to the moon by 2024.

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Philosophy & Meaning

Aug 15, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by ldheinz

The ignorant know so little but believe that they know so much because their horizon is so close that they believe that's all that there is. And they keep their horizon close by not growing up.

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Memes R Us

Aug 13, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Boogey

Racism and violence all in the name of god so it's ok

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Memes R Us

Aug 2, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Tomfoolery33

Now it makes sense.

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Silly, Random & Fun

Jul 8, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Geoffrey51

A Christian, a Buddhist and an Atheist go into a bar... who wants to finish the joke :-)

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Memes R Us

Jun 28, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Rudy1962

No wait. This is the right number

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jun 22, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by CaptnChainsaw

Is this a high or low point of the Dunning-Kruger effect?

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Childfree Domain

Jun 11, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Wildgreens

Danish and Babies

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Music Fans

Jun 9, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by jrgeorge67

Carole King It's Too Late

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Memes R Us

May 21, 2018May 2018

Posted by Livinlife

Meh! Whatever....

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Politics

May 20, 2018May 2018

Posted by bobhoff59

LINKDonald Trump Is The ‘Dunning-Kruger’ President For A ‘Dunning-Kruger’ Age - The Intellectualist

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Music Fans

May 19, 2018May 2018

Posted by BBeberstein

Stand by me

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Photography

May 12, 2018May 2018

Posted by Brass22

The Stand Pompano Beach Fl

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Philosophy & Meaning

May 7, 2018May 2018

Posted by Anon66

You are weak and miserable If you believe other than your own power and strength.

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Politics

Apr 25, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by bobhoff59

The Dunning-Kruger president for a Dunning-Kruger age.

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Religion & Spirituality

Apr 11, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by Fulishsage

What is your knowledge of religion?

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General & Hellos

Apr 9, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by RavenCT

Just curious - do any ex-religious have religious tattoos and how do you feel about them now? I have an "Om" symbol on my shoulder but it's a tribute piece so it doesn't make me think "religion", So I don't regret it.

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Apr 7, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by Davidthinks

Will robots make them believe more or less?

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Memes R Us

Apr 6, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by EricTrommater

Speaking of the Dunning-Kruger effect...

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Silly, Random & Fun

Apr 1, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by idlopalev

I just got pranked by My Son. He asked me if I could get him a glass of water and had the faucet hose taped in the spray position so when I turned the faucet on I got soaking wet...

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Religion & Spirituality

Mar 31, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by HippieChick58

Nice!

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General & Hellos

Mar 25, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by Gilgamesh155326

Just saw and took a photo of this in my local ASDA HAHAH this can ONLY HAPPEN in the United Kingdom hahahah:d Good Advice though :P I think they meant Roll back the price but still hahahahah

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Music Fans

Mar 17, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by phxbillcee

Barrels of Whiskey - The O'Reillys and the Paddyhats ...

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Health & Happiness

Mar 11, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by Sarahroo29

Are you tired when you're not active in the day?

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Mar 6, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by cashmoney

Is the Dunning Kruger effect real?

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Religion & Spirituality

Feb 2, 2018Feb 2018

Posted by Rhonda873

Do you ever have to dumb your self down for believers?

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Feb 1, 2018Feb 2018

Posted by ScienceBiker

Dunning Kruger

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Dec 9, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by evidentialist

Can you think of examples of the Dunning-Kruger Effect? You know, that place where a little knowledge coupled to our rampaging id causes us to confidently step into the fray with our amazing ignorance and incompetence.

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Health & Happiness

Oct 31, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by AMGT

Dunning-Kruger effect

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