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		pleasedontbanme on Sept 28, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Judge temporarily blocks U.S. ban on TikTok downlo... It's magical thinking to believe that there could be a book that convinces people of something despite being wrong.

luckylion on Sept 28, 2020 | [–]

People cannot be convinced of things by reading a book if that book is factually incorrect? That sounds like magical thinking.

fuzxi on Sept 28, 2020 | [–]

Yes, that's why he said "imagine".

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