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Oh, the sense of pride and worth it brings when you know that you have avoided being duped, unlike the vast majority of people. That sense is perhaps responsible for more people getting duped than is any actual act of deception.<\/p>\n

I noted once before the similarities between mythicists and birthers<\/a>, but seeing some of the responses to the release of the president\u2019s long form birth certificate today<\/a>, I couldn\u2019t help but observe the similarities again.<\/p>\n

Aaron Rathburn<\/a> discusses the president\u2019s birth certificate and epistemology.
See Unreasonable Faith<\/a> for a different birth certificate \u2013 I\u2019ll let you judge whether it is more authentic.
Bruce Prescott<\/a> mentions Franklin Graham\u2019s stance on this.<\/p>\n

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