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POPSRepetition Makes False Beliefs Permanent Politicians and other unscrupulous types have long exploited what psychological studies are now confirming: due to the neurophysiology of the learning process, simple repetitive association between two concepts is enough to make false propositions "feel" true and well-supported. Worse, after enough exposure to such associations, subsequent denials can strengthen the perception of the falsehood instead of weakening it. (This is a major reason why the stigma of a false accusation can persist even after innocence is proven.) Indeed, repetition seems to be a key culprit. Things that are repeated often become more accessible in memory, and one of the brain's subconscious rules of thumb is that easily recalled things are true.
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POPSReference Guide for HERBS Someone asked for this... Ho Shou Wu Root Hyssop Leaf Jujube Date Juniper Berry Kola Nut Korean Ginseng Root Lady Slipper Root Licorice Root Lycium Berry Motherwort Leaf Muira Puama Root Mullein Leaf Oregon Grape Root Panax Ginseng Parsley Root Passion Flowers Pau D'Arco Bark Paullina Seed Prickly Ash Bark Red Beet Root Red Clover Tops Red Peony Root Red Sage Root Rosemary Rose Hips Berry Saw Palmetto Berry Schizandra Berry Sok-Day Root St. John's Wort Stinging Nettle Leaf Turmeric Rhizomes Uva Ursi Root Valerian Root White Willow Bark Wild Yam Root Wood Betony Leaf Wu Chi Root Yarrow Leaf Yellow Dock Root Yerba Mate Leaf Those are also linked
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POPSThe American Religious Crisis It startles me how quickly these stories are coming. With news like this, it is impossible to not further explore the conflict between modern society and fundamentalist faith. I believe that the inevitable progress of society, and the fundamentalist rejection of modernism and defiance of that progress can only end in some major sort of spiritual collapse. The fact that, in these times, so many feel so violently uncomfortable with progress and the future strikes me as the defining conflict of our times. What is bring about such a large scale rejection of modernity? Why is progress so often equated with sin? The pat answers that we always offer somehow ring hollow. They haven't been able to reconcile this conflict, and neither sides seems to address the humanity of the other. If we continue down this divisive path, there is no future for spirituality in America.
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