Monday, 23 August 2010

Be SKEPTICAL


Firewalking is based on simple physics, not on any form of super natural psychological control. The temperature of the coals may be as high as 1,200°F. However, coals are like the air in a hot oven: They are very inefficient at transferring heat during brief contact.

Learn to separate high-qualilty information from misleading fiction:
  • Be Skeptical
  • Consider the source of information
  • Ask yourself if there was a control group
  • Look for errors in distinguishing between correlation and causation.
  • Be sure to distinguish between observation and inference.
  • Beware of oversimplification, especially those motivated by monetary gain.
  • Remember, "for example" is not proof.
We are all bombarded daily with such a mass of new information that it is difficult to absorb it. It becomes important that you become a critical, selective, and informed consumer of information.

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