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‘Greatest place on Earth’: Why online reviews of holy sites may not be reliable
The unusually high ratings reflect the contributor’s spiritual experience – not their experience of mundane, practical details.
Tom van Laer and Elif Izberk-Bilgin, The Conversation
· Aug 09, 2019 · 09:30 pm
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