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...Bamboozling the "Blind" Much Jewish ethical thought flows out of Leviticus 19:14, which reads "Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling-block before the blind." From an early date, rabbis expanded this into a general prohibition on bad advice. In time, it became part of the language specifically regarding loans, mostly regarding the need for witnesses. But Diamond says it now applies to the whole loan debacle and "any expert who tells someone who probably shouldn't take out a mortgage 'you'll be able to do it, no problem.'" There are a lot of financially...
...results are subject to recall and selection bias, in addition to lacking the standard double-blind control...
...epic erection on a grassy hillside overlooking the town. Created hundreds of years ago, no doubt by some horny botanist, the presence of this figure remains unquestioned. In “Religulous,” Maher draws an analogy between the mindless devotion of these villagers and the inherently blind nature of religious faith...
...attack sensitive issues in society in a way that both innocently mocks and pointedly slanders. Maher succeeds, probing into old wounds that refuse to heal. An anthropological affront, “Religulous” reminds us that religion looks a lot like mental illness, and even more like a blind call to an archaic battle...
...that to the Yale course that is sometimes named among the top 100 most difficult courses in the world, and you’ve got a formidable physical and mental endurance test. “The Yale course is a tough course with lots of blind shots,” Pollak said. “It’s pretty difficult to judge where the hole locations are or find the greens.” “It was tough to get the ball to back pins—when it hit the greens it just stuck there...