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  2. Hacker ethic - Wikipedia

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    The hacker ethic originated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the 1950s–1960s. The term "hacker" has long been used there to describe college pranks that MIT students would regularly devise, and was used more generally to describe a project undertaken or a product built to fulfill some constructive goal, but also out of pleasure for mere involvement.

  3. Hacktivism - Wikipedia

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    Anarchist hackers. Hacktivism (or hactivism; a portmanteau of hack and activism), is the use of computer-based techniques such as hacking as a form of civil disobedience to promote a political agenda or social change. [1]

  4. White hat (computer security) - Wikipedia

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    To try and replicate some of the destructive techniques a real attack might employ, ethical hackers may arrange for cloned test systems, or organize a hack late at night while systems are less critical. [14] In most recent cases these hacks perpetuate for the long-term con (days, if not weeks, of long-term human infiltration into an organization).

  5. History of pseudoscience - Wikipedia

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    The Alchemist in Search of the Philosopher's Stone, by Joseph Wright, 1771. The history of pseudoscience is the study of pseudoscientific theories over time. A pseudoscience is a set of ideas that presents itself as science, while it does not meet the criteria to properly be called such.

  6. List of topics characterized as pseudoscience - Wikipedia

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    Lunar effect – the belief that the full Moon influences human behavior. [12] Modern flat Earth beliefs propose that Earth is a flat, disc-shaped planet that accelerates upward, producing the illusion of gravity. Proposers of a flat Earth, such as the Flat Earth Research Society, do not accept compelling evidence, such as photos of Earth from ...

  7. Where do Ammon Bundy’s beliefs come from? Historian ... - AOL

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    There is a belief that if you cultivate land, you are actually pleasing the eye of God. The idea of undeveloped land or wilderness is an antithesis to what Mormon worldview sees as appropriate ...

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  9. Ethics of belief - Wikipedia

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    Actively seek out views that differ from your own. Be grateful for constructive criticisms. Question your assumptions. Think about the implications of your beliefs. Persevere through boring or difficult intellectual tasks. Be thorough in your intellectual work. Stick up for your beliefs, even in the face of peer pressure, ridicule, or ...