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Magic & Conspiracy Theories - Lightening Talk

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April 20, 2011
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Magic & Conspiracy Theories - Lightening Talk

A quick talk I gave about how magic and conspiracy theories are like opposite ends of the same spectrum.

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April 20, 2011
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Transcript

  1. magic &conspiracy theories ( not a magician ) April 2011

  2. cause effect

  3. Penn & Teller

  4. cause effect

  5. “...some of the worlds largest and most cunning stunts.”

  6. fish complexity of cause does magic start here?

  7. m y theory

  8. cause effect

  9. None

  10. magic conspiracy theories ? ? ? ?

  11. None

  12. magic conspiracy theories

  13. cause is a super natural simple ?

  14. explanation understanding

  15. ... and for an explanation?

  16. he’ll turn left because it’s Tuesday

  17. None

  18. D

  19. None

  20. father christmas: a magical conspiracy?