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Hopefully History will not repeat itself 24 years later.
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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 189800"><p>There are a lot of sides to every issue. And pointing one out doesn't invalidate another one. Lots of things can be true about one and the same thing.</p><p></p><p>What makes me stop and think is WHY on earth we have the crazy idea that (presumably) grown, intelligent adults cannot discuss anything that touches on "politics" or "religion" ? Where did we get that idea from ? </p><p></p><p>I think it's an example of what psychologists call "learned helplessness." </p><p></p><p>And I also think (to the extent that anybody cares -- if there is one) that the automatic, knee-jerk insulting reactions when stuff like that does come up are <em><u>a</u> <u>learned</u> <u>behavior</u></em> too. People see it on television & hear it on the radio (and see it on the inter-nut) so often they figure that's "just how you respond" to some idea that annoys you. </p><p></p><p>I keep harping and harping on the way that the Belief Mode and Operant Conditioning (Behavior Modification/Social Engineering/Brainwashing) derail potential comprehension. But holy cow, guys, every time I turn around, there they are again -- big as life.</p><p></p><p>:face:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 189800"] There are a lot of sides to every issue. And pointing one out doesn't invalidate another one. Lots of things can be true about one and the same thing. What makes me stop and think is WHY on earth we have the crazy idea that (presumably) grown, intelligent adults cannot discuss anything that touches on "politics" or "religion" ? Where did we get that idea from ? I think it's an example of what psychologists call "learned helplessness." And I also think (to the extent that anybody cares -- if there is one) that the automatic, knee-jerk insulting reactions when stuff like that does come up are [i][u]a[/u] [u]learned[/u] [u]behavior[/u][/i] too. People see it on television & hear it on the radio (and see it on the inter-nut) so often they figure that's "just how you respond" to some idea that annoys you. I keep harping and harping on the way that the Belief Mode and Operant Conditioning (Behavior Modification/Social Engineering/Brainwashing) derail potential comprehension. But holy cow, guys, every time I turn around, there they are again -- big as life. :face: [/QUOTE]
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