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Artikel-Nr:
9780393070460
Veröffentl:
2008
Seiten:
176
Autor:
Damian Thompson
eBook Typ:
EPUB
eBook Format:
Reflowable
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
An important and compelling book on the viral dissemination of misinformation in today's world.
We are being swamped with dangerous nonsense. From 9/11 conspiracy theories to Holocaust denial to alternative medicine, we are all experiencing an epidemic of demonstrably untrue descriptions of the world. For Damian Thompson, the misinformation industry is wreaking havoc on the once-lauded virtues of science and reason. Unproven theories and spurious claims are forms of "counterknowledge," and, helped by the Internet, they are creating a global generation of misguided adherents who repeat these untruths and lend them credence. Thompson explores our readiness to accept falsehoods and the viral role of technology in spreading quack remedies, pseudo-history, and creationist fanaticism. Following in the footsteps of Richard Dawkins'sThe God Delusion, Sam Harris'sThe End of Faith, and Christopher Hitchens'sGod Is Not GreatCounterknowledge is a brilliant defense of scientific proof in an age of fabrication.