From: The Montauk Project: Rumors, Radar, and the Stranger Things of Long Island
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Where is the line between healthy skepticism of authority and paranoia?

Questioning power is vital for a healthy democracy, but unchecked suspicion can lead to a worldview where nothing is real. Finding a balance requires demanding evidence while remaining open to verifiable facts.

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Practice 'steelmanning' an opposing view by finding the strongest possible evidence for a claim you disagree with.

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The Montauk Project conspiracy theory originated with a 1992 book by Preston Nichols and Peter Moon.
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