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How is it possible that there are people with enough money to afford a Tony Robins seminary and yet they don't know that firewalking is a "trick" and has barely
by johnchristopher 14y ago
How is it possible that there are people with enough money to afford a Tony Robins seminary and yet they don't know that firewalking is a "trick" and has barely anything to do with "motivation/self-awareness/whatevertheyareselling" ? It puzzles me.
- confluence 14y agoYou assume wealth is correlated with intelligence (it's actually like 0.03). You're applying the "halo effect" to these unfortunately delusional people - just because you are rich doesn't really imply anything else about you. It merely indicates that you are, well, rich. End of attributes.
- johnchristopher 14y agoAh, right. I tend to forget those psychological shortcomings :( This one is rather strong and I easily fall for it, thank you for reminding me.
- aerobik 14y ago"The most important men in town would come to fawn on me! They would ask me to advise them, Like a Solomon the Wise. "If you please, Reb Tevye..." "Pardon me, Reb Tevye..." Posing problems that would cross a rabbi's eyes! And it won't make one bit of difference if i answer right or wrong. When you're rich, they think you really know!" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_I_Were_a_Rich_Man_%28song%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_I_Were_a_Rich_Man_%28song%2...
- lobster_johnson 14y agoIt's possible that they do know that it's a "trick", scientifically speaking. According to this [1] article, Robbins does not attempt to explain one's ability to walk on hot coal as something accomplished with the power of one's mind; rather, it's a ritual focused on overcoming one's fear. [1] http://www.skepdic.com/firewalk.html http://www.skepdic.com/firewalk.html