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> Do you seriously not see how parading around a parade ground in an effort to summon cargo, especially in close proximity to an airfield, could rapidly transit
by spacechild1 2y ago
> Do you seriously not see how parading around a parade ground in an effort to summon cargo, especially in close proximity to an airfield, could rapidly transition to the described behaviour you're objecting to?
Sounds like "evidence-free leaping" to me ;)
The point is that cargo cults are far more complex than Feynman's story would make you believe. I had a wrong picture of cargo cults myself exactly because of Feynman and I learned a lot from the article and its sources.
- fidotron 2y ago> I had a wrong picture of cargo cults myself It's quite easy to see how this happened in your situation, but it has nothing to do with Feynman, or any external stimulus at all.
- spacechild1 2y agoThanks for the insult, but of course it has! If you are not already familiar with actual cargo cults and read Feynman's story, it's hard not to get a wrong impression of the phenomenon.
- fidotron 2y ago> Thanks for the insult :) > it's hard not to get a wrong impression of the phenomenon It really isn’t.
- spacechild1 2y agoI will do you the favor and let you have the last word.