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You don't need to train them (us), we will seek it naturally. Happiness depends on it, and most people want to be happy.
by spyrosg 10y ago
You don't need to train them (us), we will seek it naturally. Happiness depends on it, and most people want to be happy.
- Aelinsaar 10y agoOn the other hand, who knows? Has there been a time when people where not generally trained from infancy to believe fallacy?
- TeMPOraL 10y agoA lot of what we today consider fallacies are in fact very reasonable heuristics if you live in the conditions of our ancestors from before civilization. Though with illusion of control, people are pretty good if inventing it for themselves if no external placebo is provided. Consider rain dances, or various folk beliefs around curing diseases...
- Aelinsaar 10y agoOh the folk cures are the best! The ancient Greek ones were literally and figuratively, batshit. IIRC To treat epilepsy it was recommend that you eat the heart of a black donkey beneath the light of the moon on some specific night. Foolproof!