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 Post subject: Counter-Knowledge
New postPosted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 2:01 pm 
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Counter-Knowledge by Damian Thompson
How we surrender to conspiracy theories, quack medicine, bogus science and fake history.


I picked up this little book in Easons yesterday (priced €10.79) and then went up to Reads in Nassau St and bought it for €7.23.

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i read this recently - it's quite good for what it is, but there wasn't really anything in it that i didn't already know. would have liked something a bit meatier. thoughts?
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 Post subject: Re: Counter-Knowledge
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Found myself skipping through it to be honest, like you say thewickerman, nothing of real substance.
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