The ‘Sagan Standard’ — An Essential Tool for Better Thinking

The world would be a far better place if more people applied this simple test to extraordinary beliefs.

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What do you say to people whose beliefs fly the face of overwhelming evidence? Last week, Washington D.C erupted into violence as mobs of violent Trump supporters stormed the seat of the…