From: EvMick@aol.com
Date: Wed Mar 03 1999 - 01:43:44 MST
James P. Hogan addressed this topic once I beleive in one of his novels. I
can't remember the title off hand but it was the first of his Titan (?)
"Robot" novels. I beleive there may have been two.
At any rate. His suggestion (as conveyed by his character) was that immunity
to "kookiness" ...or skepticism....was best acquired by teaching
children............magic.
Stage magic. Slieght of hand. Smoke and mirrors.
The logic is that when children see that they CAN be fooled...then they are
much more careful to NOT be fooled.
It makes sense to me.
EvMick
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