It’s human condition to be overconfident Also, we know the most ever The total of knowledge is greatest ever Not to mention our access to this knowledge is orders upon orders of magnitude greater Also, average person knows most ever We can read, we can (know how to) use cars and internet, we …
Tag: Delusion
“Beyond Science”
There’s science Then there’s a guess, a conjecture, a possibility, an attempt And then there’s “beyond science” Or so am I told Do you know what’s “beyond science”? That which is UTTERLY unknown for now anyway, but much of it forever, surely The rest is SCIENCE, or SCIENCE-TO-BE If it’s measured, …
The FAKE Prophets
“A broken clock is right twice a day” Perhaps you’ve heard this phrase Have you heard about survivorship bias? Survivorship bias is when you come to a conclusion about the whole — drawing only on limited data which has passed certain selection process, i.e. “survived” Now it’s time to combine the BROKEN CLOCK …
Useful Faith vs Blind, EVIL Faith
-There’s science =knowledge from observations, encapsulated by a testable theory, which has then been tested indeed -There’s reason, rationality = coherence of different concepts. Mathematics, logic, philosophy, etc. -And there’s FAITH = ASSUMPTION of something, WITHOUT either scientific proof, or even validation of logical clarity Is there room for faith? Well we can’t always …
West Hating West Is Like Vegans Hating Plant Food
(By WEST — we mean Western values, enlightenment values, liberal democracy) West hating West is like VEGANS hating plant food Imagine a vegan only eating in restaurants, and only eating in vegan restaurants Except he HATES the vegan restaurants in this town He thinks the plants there are TOO sentient He thinks they …
How You’re Brainwashed Into False Scepticism
Want the easiest trick in the fucking book? Tell someone that ONLY YOU KNOW THE TRUTH, and EVERYONE ELSE IS WRONG, or LYING, Then tell them “THE TRUTH” ! ta-da look I wrote about the psychology behind it: “The Opposite Of Wrong Is Not True “ “What Really Happens When You Reject The Authority” …
Is Reality Happy Or Unhappy Or Neither Or What
Below’s a janky and inconclusive rant trying to answer if reality is happy or unhappy. No answers, only questions: happiness / suffering and reality are independent or are they? what I’m saying is, existential truth is part of THE truth, the truth about reality, but in the same time existential truth is vastly …
About GREED
Why is greed so repugnant, disgusting? Greed is delusion Greed is weakness Greed is delusional faith, hope — for betterment through acquisition Greed is weakness — when this false betterment comes at the expense of true values You and I of course are reward-driven You and I of course have goals But …
Emotionality Explains The World Even More Than I Thought
We understand that we are emotional We understand that we get upset, get angry, get sad, get scared — and make subpar decisions under that influence I still think we FAIL to fully appreciate JUST HOW MUCH we are driven by EMOTIONS And just how much the WORLD is driven by emotions And how …
What They Think
What they think matters IF -they are likely to be CORRECT -and MORE correct than you It’s that fucking simple You can’t tell yourself that you don’t care — if you SHOULD CARE Then you’re just being delusional NOT caring about INSIGHTS which could benefit you is obviously SELF-defeating You’re not rebelling against …