Friday August 15
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Hot Water
You’ve heard it in political speeches, corporate seminars, and sermons. Drop a frog into a pot of boiling water, and he will immediately jump out. Put the frog in room temperature water, then slowly turn up the heat, and the frog will sit there and boil. It makes a great object lesson. A sudden, dramatic change will wake us up in a hurry, but a slower change can be deadly because we might not notice it happening. The illustration has only one problem. It isn’t true. According to people who have studied it, the frog will become uncomfortable long before the water boils, and he will jump out. No matter how slowly you turn up the heat, he eventually notices, and hops away. It may feel like you’re the only one who senses that something is terribly wrong in the world. But you’re not alone.
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