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Science Corner: Problem? What Problem?

November 12, 2014 by Andy Walsh Leave a Comment

You know how Wile E. Coyote can run in midair, as long as he doesn't realize he has gone past the edge of the cliff? We've probably all had a moment when we've hoped a problem would go away if we just didn't acknowledge the problem existed. A new study might have shed some light on what situations are most likely to elicit this kind of denial. A correlation was observed between disliking or objecting to the solution and rejecting an assertion that a problem exists. … [Read more...] about Science Corner: Problem? What Problem?

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Science Tagged With: denial, science corner

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