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Our periodicals, broadcasts and websites are chock full of one-sided arguments, which is exactly the sort of thing which modern science was supposed to guard against. We have other people check our tax returns. Why don't we have other people check our political arguments?

Our periodicals, broadcasts and websites are chock full of one-sided arguments, which is exactly the sort of thing which modern science was supposed to guard against. We have other people check our tax returns. Why don't we have other people check our political arguments?

When we want to get the right answer, we ask other people for help. When getting the wrong answer will result in a financial loss, we make sure someone who is knowledgable and experienced checks our work for errors. We don't want to overpay our taxes or be penalized by the IRS.  

When we want to get the right answer, we ask other people for help. When getting the wrong answer will result in a financial loss, we make sure someone who is knowledgeable and experienced checks our work for errors. We don't want to overpay our taxes or be penalized by the IRS.  

But many of us don't want to get the right answer, or we know it already but want to conceal it from others. A major accounting firm was drived out of business recently when it was discovered that it had colluded with a large corporation to conceal financial irregularities. It had certified that everything was okay, when it knew that it wasn't. It got caught lying.

But many of us don't want to get the right answer, or we know it already but want to conceal it from others. A major accounting firm was drived out of business recently when it was discovered that it had colluded with a large corporation to conceal financial irregularities. It had certified that everything was okay, when it knew that it wasn't. It got caught lying.