We need discard our false sense of certainty and learn to rely more on simulation.

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Normal, intelligent, rational, logical people feel the need to rebut false premises before bridging to positive message points.

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The filming of "Pleasantville" also required building of an entire town, which Ross wanted running rampant with false nostalgia to set up the need for colorized lives.

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We may not get answers to rally around or satisfyingly dramatic finales, but neither will we need to invent compelling, false stories to motivate ourselves into action.

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It is striking that investors are looking for reasons to make riskier investments (buying shares, for example), which most would see as a good sign - although this would be self-defeating if it provided false signals to European government heads that they need to be less bold and ambitious in constructing a three-pronged rescue package for the eurozone.

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That may be a by-product of his straight-talking nature and his supreme confidence, which mean he sees no need to pull punches or partake in false modesty.

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In fact, given the incidence of false positives, and of cancers that do not actually need to be treated, such screenings can cause harm.

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But Marian Sheridan, coordinator for health and safety for Wisconsin's Fond du Lac school district, counters that it is a "false perception" that schools and parents know which kids need help.

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Spam might show up in my inbox a few times each week, while I need to remember to check several layers of junk mail filters for false positives legitimate email marked as spam by an aggressive filter.

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