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wait why isn't this reverse causation? people with strong verbal memories will choose to memorize mantras.
by mushufasa 9y ago
wait why isn't this reverse causation?
people with strong verbal memories will choose to memorize mantras.
- Ar-Curunir 9y agoBecause there isn't really a choice involved here.
- mushufasa 9y agoaspiring pandits who can't keep up won't graduate to the author's sample group
- sriram_malhar 9y agoBrahminical training starts when one is a kid, so choice doesn't come into play. I was exposed to it when I was 15 years old, and I still didn't have a choice. FML. I'd like to see a similar study of people who remember hundreds of prime digits.