@RichardDawkins I very much doubt they think anything of the sort; however, they are willing to say in public - in Parliament, no less - what they know to be false because they believe saying it is to their advantage.
@LucyHunterB On this subject I recommend "On Bullshit" by Harry G Frankfurt. He distinguishes the liar, who knows and cares about the truth while trying to misrepresent it, from the bullshitter, who speaks with complete complete disregard for the truth or falseness of their utterances.
@SandyofCthulhu@CUDouglas Kermit as Frodo is a given.
Fozzie as Sam, Gonzo as Merry, Scooter as Pippin.
Animal as Gollum.
Sam the Eagle as Denethor. Dr Bunsen Honeydew as Theoden, Beaker as Wormtongue. Miss Piggy as Eowyn.
@JeremiahDJohns To be fair, this is a problem, but it was always a problem. The number of people who can be cowed by a halfwit demagogue wielding a single peer-reviewed citation has not necessarily increased, even if the availability to halfwits of peer-reviewed publications has increased.
@Scott_Wortley I particularly enjoy a book on "How to become a Christian" being marketed exclusively to people who are (in their own estimation, at any rate) already Christians.