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Insight from Gad Saad on how we are "programmed" to look for information:
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You might recall in chapter 7 of The Parasitic Mind wherein I referenced a theory that posits that human reasoning did not evolve to seek truth but to win arguments. Well, when you watched yesterday's reaction by @TheDemocrats, it is a perfect manifestation of that insight. They are not animated by some deontological ideals. Rather, if their opponents cure cancer, they will scream that it is unfair to kill off cancerous cells. The inability of human minds to see beyond their tribal allegiance is a fundamental flaw of the architecture of our reasoning faculty.
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certainly explains the responses we typically see on these types of forums... from both sides of the political spectrum.
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(Yesterday, 11:30 AM)JimmyinSD Wrote: Insight from Gad Saad on how we are "programmed" to look for information:
Gad Saad
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You might recall in chapter 7 of The Parasitic Mind wherein I referenced a theory that posits that human reasoning did not evolve to seek truth but to win arguments. Well, when you watched yesterday's reaction by @TheDemocrats, it is a perfect manifestation of that insight. They are not animated by some deontological ideals. Rather, if their opponents cure cancer, they will scream that it is unfair to kill off cancerous cells. The inability of human minds to see beyond their tribal allegiance is a fundamental flaw of the architecture of our reasoning faculty.
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certainly explains the responses we typically see on these types of forums... from both sides of the political spectrum.
That's a limited outlook honestly. The current mess still is built on years and years of disinformation and dishonesty...some fresh from last night. Doubling/tripling the Ukraine investment is right up there with lying about Zelenskyy's "dictator" status and approval ratings; it's right to research and address the findings of our "representatives'" statements.
In fact, it's our job.
The partisan "me vs you" disaster is undeniable, certainly, and something I've raged about here and elsewhere...and a strong argument against continuing the duopoly. I said on an actual political board recently that it would be best for investigators to be neutral, because partisan witch hunts only find one type of witch. When a huge amount of our society is trained to think in terms of the duopoly, it's harder to find people thinking outside the binary.
If the person yakking away in press conferences lies and behaves horribly with consistency, and the person's party circles wagons around these behaviors, that's just a terrible look for that collective in general...period. As i watch more and more conservatives announcing their disgust with our presidential horror show, I wonder if the GOP will find its spine, again.
During the "45" years, I had no problem eating my plate of crow when some deals with Natives came from the White House; I was relieved for a break from the tweets, scandals, and related insanity. This time around, with a noted "revenge tour" talked about since before election day, I don't think that it's a simple "parasitic mind wanting to win arguments". I can't remember so many insults thrown at our allies, so much coddling to our enemies, and so much flagrant misuse of authority for obvious power mongering.
This seems to be one-upmanship on a grand scale, proving that even the "cancel cultures", "wokism", and ridiculous gender anti-science insanity of recent years wouldn't be the most obnoxious, unsettling noise from our Capitol.
Wait, we failed to protect our QB in big games, again?
MAYBE THERE'S A LESSON HERE.
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(Yesterday, 11:50 AM)Zanary Wrote: That's a limited outlook honestly. The current mess still is built on years and years of disinformation and dishonesty...some fresh from last night. Doubling/tripling the Ukraine investment is right up there with lying about Zelenskyy's "dictator" status and approval ratings; it's right to research and address the findings of our "representatives'" statements.
In fact, it's our job.
The partisan "me vs you" disaster is undeniable, certainly, and something I've raged about here and elsewhere...and a strong argument against continuing the duopoly. I said on an actual political board recently that it would be best for investigators to be neutral, because partisan witch hunts only find one type of witch. When a huge amount of our society is trained to think in terms of the duopoly, it's harder to find people thinking outside the binary.
If the person yakking away in press conferences lies and behaves horribly with consistency, and the person's party circles wagons around these behaviors, that's just a terrible look for that collective in general...period. As i watch more and more conservatives announcing their disgust with our presidential horror show, I wonder if the GOP will find its spine, again.
During the "45" years, I had no problem eating my plate of crow when some deals with Natives came from the White House; I was relieved for a break from the tweets, scandals, and related insanity. This time around, with a noted "revenge tour" talked about since before election day, I don't think that it's a simple "parasitic mind wanting to win arguments". I can't remember so many insults thrown at our allies, so much coddling to our enemies, and so much flagrant misuse of authority for obvious power mongering.
This seems to be one-upmanship on a grand scale, proving that even the "cancel cultures", "wokism", and ridiculous gender anti-science insanity of recent years wouldn't be the most obnoxious, unsettling noise from our Capitol.
you missed it again.
Saad is a wicked smart guy that has multiple degrees in behavioral sciences. It was his perspective on our brains seeking bias confirmation over the truth in order to win arguments is what I found interesting. The application to anything currently being discussed is a different matter, but I certainly do see what he is suggesting in many of the threads on here and others over the years.
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And the media feeds that bias no doubt...
I think of it less scientifically and rather culturally;
NOBODY is rewarded for compromise anymore.
How is a democracy supposed to work or survive in that environment???
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(Yesterday, 12:00 PM)JimmyinSD Wrote: you missed it again.
Saad is a wicked smart guy that has multiple degrees in behavioral sciences. It was his perspective on our brains seeking bias confirmation over the truth in order to win arguments is what I found interesting. The application to anything currently being discussed is a different matter, but I certainly do see what he is suggesting in many of the threads on here and others over the years.
Saad is a Marketing Professor, specialized in consumerism, his PHD is in marketing, MBA and BS in math. His research focused "on how hormones affect and are affected by consumer behavior". He sounds like he has a solid background and marketing is kinda of an intersection of economics and social science. I'll check out his podcast, he does appear on FOX quite a bit, .
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