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[Plato]

Watching this video. Might make a thread on it soon.

Check out the work of Julian Jaynes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicameralism_(psychology)

He thinks that 3,000 years ago - everyone was Schizophrenic. Which is why the old Norse sagas and epics by Homer sound so odd to us. Since they are so full of visions and the voices of the Gods speaking directly to the main character.

Richard Dawkins said his work was either brilliant or stupid. But he wasn't sure which!

 

[Agreddor]

A thread within a thread; threadception!

 

[Bill]

I want to get more in psychology lately. I liked this article:

The 12 cognitive biases that prevent you from being rational

Before we start, it's important to distinguish between cognitive biases and logical fallacies. A logical fallacy is an error in logical argumentation (e.g. ad hominem attacks, slippery slopes, circular arguments, appeal to force, etc.). A cognitive bias, on the other hand, is a genuine deficiency or limitation in our thinking — a flaw in judgment that arises from errors of memory, social attribution, and miscalculations (such as statistical errors or a false sense of probability).

Some social psychologists believe our cognitive biases help us process information more efficiently, especially in dangerous situations. Still, they lead us to make grave mistakes. We may be prone to such errors in judgment, but at least we can be aware of them. Here are some important ones to keep in mind.

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