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At the end of the millennium, we have been reminded more than once that the human psyche, which has great capacity for rational analysis and thus scientific and technological progress, can be attracted by the obsession of the irrational. Benjamin Smith, Eric Rudolph, Buford Furrows1 and the killers at Columbine High School have made us realize that those who use the irrational to propagate hatred of others can and will translate rhetoric into violence. It is therefore urgent that we consider how best to combat the haters, especially those whose purpose is to undermine faith in rational processes.
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Shapiro, S.Z., Pentlin, S.L. (2001). Holocaust Denial. In: Roth, J.K., Maxwell, E., Levy, M., Whitworth, W. (eds) Remembering for the Future. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-66019-3_56
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