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> "This can't be happening!" I want a device that gives me an electric shock every time I think or say this. If one can restructure one's cognitive habits in a
by konstruktor 15y ago
> "This can't be happening!"
I want a device that gives me an electric shock every time I think or say this. If one can restructure one's cognitive habits in a way that replaces thoughts like this with thoughts like "What would explain this? Is this reasonable? What are the alternaives? How can I check this?", many errors will be avoided.
- Klinky 15y agoHis statement was made out of exasperation 4 seconds before he died. There is very little he could have done to change his fate at that point.
- konstruktor 15y agoStill an indication of bad mental habits. And it doesn't strike me as out of line with his actions (complete disregard of the empirical information he had) the minutes before.