Evan examines the logical fallacy of survivorship bias, gives some examples, and then goes over five ways to avoid falling into this trap. He also uses a couple of examples from the teachings of Jesus to draw out some Biblical rationale for this as well.

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The famous picture of bullet hole locations on WWII airplanes that is often cited as the preeminent example of survivorship bias: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias#/media/File:Survivorship-bias.svg

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In order to help continue producing quality content, and with ever-increasing obligations outside of the podcast, Evan has made the difficult decision to transition to a biweekly release schedule.

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Evan reads through and discusses an interesting pamphlet he received outside of Turning Point USA's AmericaFest 2025, entitled "A Biblical Examination of American Patriotism." (The pamphlet's writer, Jesse, has been invited on to the show, but at the time of publishing, has not responded to my inquiry.) Let's see if the claims hold up under scrutiny.

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Was the American Revolution a violation of Romans 13:1-7?https://www.gotquestions.org/American-Revolution-Romans-13.html

A lot of the themes mentioned in this episode are also discussed at length in my interview with Father Frank Brawner: https://www.buzzsprout.com/admin/2554066/episodes/18470559-episode-10-faith-politics-with-father-frank-brawner

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What is the Mandela Effect? Why and how does it impact pop culture and our collective memory? And what are some of the implications of it? Evan contemplates these and other questions in today's episode. The show notes here have a LOT of links for those of you who would like to explore the topic further...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB3CybXl8rs Berenstain Bears - Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_opO3EjQ2wk OJ Simpson 1984 - "This is like George Orwell's book, 1984" TikTok Clip/Reaction

Mandela effect examples

https://www.chasingfoxes.com/mandela-effect-examples/

https://www.today.com/life/mandela-effect-examples-rcna81130

https://www.scienceofpeople.com/mandela-effect/

https://parade.com/1054775/marynliles/mandela-effect-examples/

https://www.watchmojo.com/articles/top-10-historical-examples-of-the-mandela-effect/harry-houdini-s-death

The Mandela effect supposedly being proof of alternate universes

https://www.woodbetween.world/2012/08/the-berenstein-bears-we-are-living-in.html The OG Berenstain Bears alternate universe theory article

https://www.avclub.com/how-you-spell-the-berenstain-bears-could-be-proof-of-1798282836

https://www.strangerdimensions.com/2015/01/24/mandela-effect-proof-parallel-universes/

Science

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36219739/

https://socialsciences.uchicago.edu/news/new-research-shows-consistency-what-we-misremember

Mandela effect wiki

https://mandelaeffect.fandom.com/wiki/Special:AllPages

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Evan takes us through some of the works of an author quite prominent in right-leaning circles: Ayn Rand.

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Evan is starting a new job and as such, will need to take a quick timeout after a delay of game penalty. (For those who may be unfamiliar, these are American football rule references.) I still plan on releasing a regular episode sometime this holiday weekend, with the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday being celebrated on Monday, the 19th.

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Evan is joined by guest host Father Frank Brawner of the Diocese of Lexington to discuss Brawner's life story and background, several topics pertaining to faith and politics, and the intersection of those. They also engage in a couple of DLC/sidebar topics relating to American "Confederados" in Brazil and President Donald Trump's desire to take over Greenland.

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References/Additional Reading

https://ctkarchives.org/staff-members/fr-frank-brawner/ An old (2008) background primer on guest host Father Frank Brawner

https://aforkintime.buzzsprout.com/305726/episodes/17481283-ep-253-a-little-less-lead-would-go-a-long-way Northwestern Passage alternate history podcast episode

https://aforkintime.buzzsprout.com/305726/episodes/17596426-ep-254-leges-condicionesque-applicare Donation of Constantine alternate history podcast episode

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The Trump administration has recently announced a new policy initiative aimed at driving financial literacy and improving outcomes for children - the new "Trump Accounts." Evan explores the potential ramifications of this policy, and also indulges in a couple extra sidebar/DLC topics.

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References/Additional Reading

https://www.irs.gov/trumpaccounts

https://www.trumpaccounts.gov/

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/inflation-chart-tracks-price-changes-us-goods-services/ chart referenced for price increases of goods and services

https://apple.news/AmLMMIJueRwee3MIPMzjkWQ Machado extraction operation article

https://apple.news/A3xm3lhrJRAOAuoMo1ofyLg UK Government freedom of speech article

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