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Tradition

Tradition is continuing to do that which has always been done, because it has always been done. This can form a sense of continuity with the past and one's community, which is nice, but it can also get in the way of doing what is necessary or useful. "We've always done it this way." is a powerful force of irrationality that holds back progress in many areas. Joseph Lister's pioneering work on antisepsis saved many lives, but would have saved more if the medical profession hadn't clung so tightly to their traditions of having blood from their various patients on their hands to show that they'd been doing their job — thus cross-contaminating every patient they operated on. China became the first country to have entrance examinations for its civil service — a good idea at first, but the exam never changed, and promotion could be gained by parroting the correct (and, eventually, centuries out of date) answer. Most religions thrive on tradition (often to a particularly extreme degree) as an aspect of comfort, a mark of identity, and a measure of control.
==Tradition today==
Today's traditions are no better. Take the day this article was created, for instance. The 24th of February was Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras) in 2009. On this, millions of Christians celebrate the day before Lent by having a big party. Even non-Christians "celebrate" this day, often by eating pancakes (crepes) — piles of fried flour with sugar and lemon on them. Some even go out and buy the bloody things, thus going against the whole point, which was to use up perishables before the forty days of going without. That's tradition for you. A great servant but a terrible master.
The Internet is beginning to show the wealth and weakness of "tradition" by highlighting both individual traditions against other people's traditions ("Wait, you get money in your Free Parking?") as well as creating traditions of its own.
==Tradition and nationalism==
Many "traditions" date only from the 19th century; they are either outright inventions, or attempts at re-creation of historical traditions that fell into disuse or were imported from other countries (e.g. the Christmas a German tradition which became popular in the 18th century and spread abroad in the 19th century). Romanticist writers bear a great deal of responsibility for this; in particular deserves a lot of blame, with his historical novels, such as Ivanhoe and Rob Roy, creating such traditionally stereotypical images as the 'knight in shining armour' and the romantic Scottish bandit. In reality, the modern Scottish kilt was a product of a Lancashireman for Scottish workers who, after the defeat of the Jacobites, provided raw materials for English industries.
The idea that tradition is an invention of nation-states in order to foster the notion that nations are and have been homogeneous is the fault of that eternal rabble-rouser of British Marxism, Eric Hobsbawm.
==See also==
*Appeal to tradition — a logical fallacy
*Nostalgia
*Good old days
==External links==
*The Invention of Tradition, Eric Hobsbawm
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Traditional Korean medicine

Traditional Korean Medicine (한의학) refers to the theories and practices of diagnosis and healing developed historically in Korea. TKM is partly based on traditional Chinese medicine. A lot of the medicine overlaps with TCM, including the more insane aspects of it like 뱀술 (baem sul), a sort of snake liquor, which is seen as a beverage believed to promote good health, though its popularity as health drink has been declining for years.
Some of the TKM doctors believe in vaccine conspiracy theories.
==Position of TKM in South Korea==
In South Korea, there is not much opposition to TKM. In addition, the category of 'libel and slander' is so broad in Korea that extreme slandering of Chinese medicine may be subject to criminal punishment.
Although it is pseudoscientific, many Koreans visit TKM hospitals frequently for treatment acupuncture and moxibustion, which they believe relieves pain.
Politically, Minjoo or LKP supporters tend to defend TKM. On the other hand, the pro-Western RFP and its supporters abhor TKM. Indeed, a supporter of the RFP, a male YouTuber in his twenties who hated TKM, was accused of severe criticism of TKM and an arrest warrant was even announced.유튜버 '윾튜브', 한의사 비방하다 피소..경찰, 압색영장 검토 In Korea, the legal profession also protects the "honor" of pseudomedics!
However, not all Minjoo or LKP supporters are favorable to TKM, and some among the RFP supporters are favorable to TKM. In the first place, South Korea's mainstream parties have no clear stance on TKM.
==Aristolochia==
Various species of the Aristolochia genus are used medicinally throughout the world. Aristolochia is highly toxic to humans when consumed because it contains aristolochic acid (AA). Aristolochia causes kidney failure (aristolochic acid nephropathy or AAN) and cancer. Korea is no exception, where Aristolochia contorta (쥐방울덩굴) and A. manshuriensis (등칡) are used in herbal medicine.[http://jdm0777.com/a-yakchotxt/jwibanguldeongkul.htm ≪ 쥐방울덩굴 무엇인가?등칡 Ik Saeng. A study of AAN in South Korea found that AA is found in some Korean herbal remedies, that South Koreans have experienced AAN, and that there is a possibility that AAN is under-diagnosed in South Korea.Update of aristolochic acid nephropathy in Korea by Tae Hyun Ban et al. (2018) Korean J. Intern. Med. 33(5):961–969.
==See also==
*Ginseng
*Kumdang-2
*Traditional Chinese medicine
==References==
Category:Alternative medicine
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Trans-science

Trans-science refers to questions that can be asked of science, but not answered by it; questions that "transcend" science. Alvin M. Weinberg coined the term in 1972.Weinberg, Alvin M. "Science and Trans-science." Minerva 1972, 10(2), 209-222. An illegal copy may be found here For example:
The concept was later extended to problems of chaos theory and non-linear systems.Brook, Harvey. Letters to the editor. Minerva 1972, 10, 484-486. 
==References==
Category:Skepticism
Transference

Transference is the psychological phenomenon where people project their unconscious hates, loves, and conflicts onto the world (and people) around them.
A good example is someone hating another on sight because they look like their ex-spouse.
This is important in understanding extreme militant homophobic crusaders who later turn out to be gay. It's safe to say that they had some significant psychological baggage in the past that has made them think gays are bad (mmmkay). When they start having same sex urges, it often makes them hate and want to scourge those feelings from themselves, which leads them on a crusade to the world around them. It continues as they cannot resolve the conflicts within without confronting them, and the self-loathing they have as people cheer them on knowing they are living a lie. 
==See also==
*Ted Haggard
*Cognitive dissonance
*Reaction formation
*Doublethink
Category:Psychology
Category:Mental health
Transgender Reality

Transgender Reality is a TERF blog dedicated to spreading the notion that transgender people are "coached" and "recruited" into becoming transgender.https://transgenderreality.wordpress.com/about/ This is a psychological impossibility because gender is biologically imprinted in the brain during pregnancy. Even if a cisgender person could be convinced that they were trans (let's say they're in a very suggestible and vulnerable state), they wouldn't make it far into transitioning before they started feeling the severe sense of wrongness that plagues transgender people as their gender stopped matching what their brain expected.https://genderdysphoria.fyi/en/biochemical-dysphoria
Claims of transgender "recruitment" are totally different from paranoid ravings about a homosexual conspiracy to seduce and "recruit" children because... um... because shut up, that's why.
People who see themselves as gender non-conforming might be pressed into questioning their gender by online transgender communities. Some of them might realize they are transgender, others will realize that they are non-binary, and others will still see themselves as cis. It's better to help people question their gender and learn about themselves than to keep their identity repressed.
TL;DR: gender identity can't be imposed by "recruiters" in the minds of TERFs. If you question your gender, you'll realize what was there all along.
==References==
==External links==
* The webshite itself
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Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools

The Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS) is an accrediting body approved by the United States Department of Education to accredit Christian higher education institutions. TRACS was created by the Institute for Creation Research (ICR) as a creationist accreditation organization, by ICR members including Henry M. Morris, the founder of modern Young Earth Creationism. Once TRACS was approved to accredit fundie schools, they accredited the ICR graduate school. This could be seen as a conflict of interest, as Henry M. Morris was a chairman for both the ICR (Graduate School) and TRACS itself which would imply that TRACS completely disregarded its own standards to make the ICR Graduate School look legit. Henry M. Morris, The ICR Graduates. Acts & Facts. 32 (9), 2003. Retrieved on 13 September 2015.
== Standards for accreditation ==
TRACS publishes guides for Christian colleges and universities seeking accreditation. In order to be accredited by TRACS, candidate institutions are required to establish a "Biblical Foundations Statement" reflecting the institution's evangelical beliefs.TRACS Policies and Procedures manual tracs.org. Retrieved on 30 August 2019. TRACS claim to evaluate educational standards as well as "Christian values".
An interesting look into an unaccredited religious college's attempt to conform to TRACS policy is found in the policy manual for Kernel University in California,Kernel University Policy Manual, December 2016. which was granted candidate status with TRACS in 2017. 
== Accredited schools ==
Possession of a degree from a TRACS-accredited institution does not necessarily imply that the degree is worth something.Jennifer Abel. Students beware: make sure your school has regional accreditation. consumeraffairs.com. 26 June 2014. Retrieved on 16 September 2015. In 2014, four students from the Apex School of Theology sued the school for "misrepresentations, concealments and unfair and deceptive business practices with respect to its actual and implied accreditation status" because Apex possesses accreditation only from TRACS, and as such is not recognized anywhere as the equivalent of regional accreditation for professional licensure.Students Accuse Theology School of Deceit. courthousenews.com. 25 June 2014. Retrieved on 16 September 2015. TRACS terminated Apex's accreditation on 25 March 2020.Discontinued Institutions. tracs.org.
Their website lists over 90 accredited institutions, including notable fundie schools Bob Jones University and Pensacola Christian College.TRACS Members. tracs.org.
==External links==
*Official website
==References==
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Traumeel

Traumeel is a homeopathic product sold by Heel for use on inflammation from injury. It is based on the pseudoscience of homotoxicology, and while it provides substantial income for Heel, it does nothing for the people who buy it and use it. The ingredients for Traumeel make you glad that they dilute most of them to the point of non-existence.Traumeel: Product Monograph It includes: Arnica montana (arnica), Calendula officinalis, Hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel), Achillea millefolium (milfoil), Atropa belladonna (deadly nightshade), Aconitum naphellus (monk's-hood), "Mercurius solubilis Hahnemanni" (mercury), "Hepar sulfuris" (calcium sulfide), Chamomilla recutita (chamomile), Symphytum officinale (comfrey), Bellis perennis (daisy), Echinacea angustifolia, Echinacea purpurea, Hypericum perforatum (St. John's wort). This dilution level makes it almost entirely harmless (although this is often quoted as a positive thing for homeopathic medicines), so when Alexa Ray Joel attempted to overdose on the stuff, no one was surprised that she survived physically unharmed.Alexa Ray Joel’s Suicide Attempt With Traumeel – Harmless Says Dr. Lewis Nelson
==Effectiveness==
Traumeel emerged as the primary cash cow of Heel after the FDA just about shut them down for pushing their quack products on people with terminal and chronic illness. Heel likes to point to Traumeel as a success because of the "randomized controlled trials" that show it is an effective cure for inflammation and injury. However, the literature that shows its efficacy is fraught with problems and points to continued fraudulent activities by Heel. 
Independent researchers who have sought to test Traumeel were told by Heel that the only way they will offer any level of support is if they get prior review of the data before publication and have a right to refuse publication of data they don't like.Ernst, E., & Schmidt, K. (2004). Homotoxicology—a review of randomised clinical trials. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 60(5), 299-306. The few published studies by Heel that supposedly show an effect use extremely small sample sizes, and often don't even include statistical analysis of the data to see if the positive "trends" are actually statistically significant. The studies are all sponsored by Heel and published in journals closely linked to Heel and these journals have little to no impact in the peer-review community at large. 
==References==
Category:Alternative medicine
Travis Walton

Travis Walton was allegedly abducted by aliens near Snowflake, Arizona on November 5, 1975.
== The story ==
Walton and six other loggers were being driven home from their logging site in Sitgreaves National Forest by their employer Mike Rogers, when what appeared to be a saucer-shaped object was seen in the forest. Walton jumped out of the truck and ran towards the object, which reportedly zapped him with a beam of light. Rogers sped away, leaving Walton. Five days later, Walton reappeared at a local gas station saying that he'd been held aboard a UFO by aliens. Skeptical Information on the Travis Walton "UFO Abduction" Story 
== Problems with the story ==
*Walton and his family believed they'd seen numerous UFOs over the years and were obsessed with the idea of alien contact.
*As a UFO enthusiast, Walton would have been aware the National Enquirer offered a $5000 reward for "positive proof" of an extraterrestrial encounter.
*Walton and the other crew members divided the $5000 and gave exclusive story rights to the Enquirer. 
*Walton's medical exams and initial failed-but-kept-secret polygraph test were set up and paid for by the National Enquirer.
*Walton's supposed abduction provided the much-needed "act of god" that enabled logging contractor Mike Rogers to avoid costly penalties due to the crew falling far behind schedule.
*Walton and Rogers could have easily rigged up a glowing light or other prop to make the other five think they'd seen a UFO.
*Faced with embarrassing questions, the Walton family decided they would only talk to people who did not doubt the abduction-by-aliens story.
== What it tells us about aliens ==
Extraterrestrial visitors who possess technology sophisticated enough to evade detection by NORAD, levitate objects on beams of light, and the power to erase human memories will invariably choose to hang around remote, woodsy areas on the off chance that some guy dressed like the construction worker in the Village People will wander close to their spaceship.
== What it tells us about polygraph tests ==
Over the years, Walton has maintained that his story is true because he arranged for, and passed an additional number of polygraph tests, which he says conclusively prove he wasn't lying.Interview: Q&A With Travis Walton GhostTheory.com But when Walton failed a polygraph test on Fox network's The Moment of Truth show in 2008, he argued that polygraph tests can be rigged and are unreliable. Travis Walton’s Alien Abduction Lie Detection Test Michael Shermer, Aug 14 2012 In 2002, the American Academy of Sciences called the polygraph "a danger to national security".Coman, Julian. Moment of truth as lie detector's worth comes into question. The Daily Telegraph. October 27, 2002.
==References==
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Trent Lott

Chester Trent Lott, Sr. is a former DixiecratTrent Lott-turned Republican Senate Majority Leader from Mississippi.
In the early 1960s, Lott successfully led a campaign to keep blacks from joining his fraternity at not only the University of Mississippi but its national chapters as well.Trent Lott's Segregationist College Days, Time In 2002, Lott issued an apology after receiving criticism for a statement in which he appeared to support the segregationist position held by Strom Thurmond during the latter's 1948 presidential bid.Lott apologizes for Thurmond comment, CNN
Lott unexpectedly retired after 35 years in Congress in 2007 at the age of 66. He's since reappeared as a lobbyist for a sanctioned company.Former senators Trent Lott and John Breaux have new gigs. As Russian bank lobbyists, Washington Post
==See also== 
*Chickenhawk 
==External links== 
*The U.S. Congress Votes Database: How Trent Lott voted on key votes, The Washington Post
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Triangulation

Triangulation is a process in politics whereby a candidate tries to juggle their position(s) on issues so as to be located between all perspectives on it. 
This would describe a "moderate" position, except in this case the candidate has cobbled it together from focus groups and other means of "testing the water," rather than coming to think their position is logical and valid.
It can involve a lot of what is now called "flip-flopping" or "U-turns" on issues, as a candidate travels down the road of their career, and even in the course of a single election.Often a candidate must run to the extreme fringe that turns out for party caucuses or primaries, and then head back towards the "center" for the general election. A sure fire tactic, until recently.
==See also==
*Hillary Clinton – learned it from Bill in pillow talk sessions
*Mitt Romney – It's a torturous path from Utah to governing Massachusetts to running in the Southern Baptist primaries!
*Rand Paul - Has zigged and zagged so many times it makes...
*John Kerry not look like a flip-flopper at all!
*Donald Trump - Trump maintained high favorables while he was still a blank slate. Many who didn't predict the arrival of post-truth thought that would change over the course of a general election with him as the nominee, when he became strongly identified with "Team Red" or "Team Blue". Back then, he was relying on tribalism and hyperbole to distance himself from reality establishment Republicans. Later he implemented that same hyperbolic, tribalistic policy in office.
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Tricia Robertson

Tricia J. Robertson is a Scottish parapsychologist, spiritualist, and pseudoscience promoter.
Robertson is a council member and past Vice President of the Scottish Society for Psychical Research. She is the author of the spiritualist book Things You Can Do When You're Dead (2013) which claims to be the result of a thirty-year research investigation into mediumship, reincarnation, psychic healing, apparitions, poltergeists, and after death communications. The book was published by the spiritualist company White Crow Books, which is co-run by the spiritualist crank author Michael E. Tymn.Things You Can do When You’re Dead! by Tricia J. Robertson
Robertson, in her book, ignores any evidence of fraud in the mediums she discusses. She has written that the Irish medium Eileen Garrett communicated with spirits from the R101 airship that crashed; however, this case was debunked by Melvin Harris as a hoax. Robertson does not refer to Harris in her book or bibliography.Melvin Harris. (2003). Investigating the Unexplained: Psychic Detectives, the Amityville Horror-mongers, Jack the Ripper, and Other Mysteries of the Paranormal. Prometheus Books. pp. 171–182. ISBN 978-1591021087 She also claims other fraudulent mediums, such as Leonora Piper and Gladys Osborne Leonard, communicated with spirits. 
In her book, Robertson ignored any critical or skeptical material on the paranormal, and her bibliography consists of only spiritualist books. Skeptical investigator Joe Nickell has debunked many of the alleged apparitional and poltergeist cases that Robertson claims are genuine. Practically everything in the book that Robertson claims is genuine evidence for life after death has been debunked in skeptical literature, but Robertson has ignored all of it.
The only supporters of Robertson are other spiritualist cranks such as Michael Prescott and Victor Zammit.Blog post on Things You Can Do When You're Dead by Michael Prescott 
==Publications==
*Things You Can Do When You're Dead!: True Accounts of After Death Communication (2013)
*Soul Shift: Finding Where the Dead Go (2008) 
==References== 
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Trickle-Down Poison

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Jim O'Neill, a writer of rambling invective for the wingnut website Canada Free Press, has excreted an hysterical screed entitled "Atheism 101: Trickle-Down Poison," in which he blames atheism for everything he can think of and possibly one or two things he cannot, including the Jonestown massacre. As he seems to equate atheism with communism, an exceedingly large proportion of what he says is exceedingly wrong.
==Atheists are fond of ridiculing the story of Creation as recounted in the Book of Genesis==
==Atheists often point to the “bloody history” of religion, while conveniently ignoring their own much more violent and bloody past==
==Two of the main supports for the Epicurean (atheist) world-view, are atomism, and an eternal universe==
==For centuries atheists used science as their stalking horse==
==Relativism is a sort of Nietzschesque anti-reason reasoning==
 
==Atheism mandates the belief that we are all just valueless, meaningless, emotionless, automatons adrift in a valueless, meaningless universe==
 
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