In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.
One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we__e been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We__e no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It__ simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we__e been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
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One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we__e been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We__e no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It__ simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we__e been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.
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