The Typical Mind Fallacy

The Typical Mind Fallacy - Generalizing from one example.

What's behind the crazy? Well, here's part of the reason, in my view. What do you think?

Link to the article "Generalizing from one example": http://lesswrong.com/lw/dr/generalizing_from_one_example/

Link to AntiCitizenX's video, the first in the series, "The Psychology of Belief - Part 1": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1A9vrsw6Hw



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[Mogley52]

NATURAL LIMITS TO EVOLUTION: Only evolution within "kinds" is genetically possible (i.e. varieties of dogs, cats, etc.), but not evolution across "kinds" (i.e. from worm to human). How were species living and reproducing if their reproductive system and other vital organs hadn't evolved yet? Read my Pravda Internet article: WAR AMONG EVOLUTIONISTS! I discuss: Punctuated Equilibrium, "Junk DNA," genetics, mutations, natural selection, fossils, genetic/biological similarities between species.

[Gnug215]

@Mogley52 Why are you spamming this video with irrelevant nonsense?

[Vincenteloco]

awesome

[Gnug215]

@Vincenteloco Hmm, could you maybe be a bit more specific? :)

[Gnug215]

@benatssu Yes, the NWO'ers/Conspiracy theorists are a fun bunch, too. A lot like the religious people, anything that speaks against their particular faith is actually just the devil/the illuminati/whatever covering things up or something like that, so it ends up empowering their beliefs, instead of the opposite. You can't fight against something like that, because it's essentially a psychological disorder.

[Gnug215]

@benatssu Yes, there are many psychological mechanisms at play here. The one in my video is just one of them. I also think many view it as a matter of "picking sides", as you would any football team or whatever. Loyalty becomes more important than reality, so to speak.

Yeah, the born agains are the worst, for some reason. Don't know why, to be honest. And yeah, I saw VFX is back. He seems as dense, bias and bigoted as ever. Swell.

[benatssu]

@Gnug215 That being said, you can apply this logic to anyone, not just religious beliefs. There's a new genre of people who are over-skeptical and paranoid. They see conspiracies in conspiracies. They link everything to the NWO, yet they demand people rise up and fight "the system" but as soon as anyone does, it's automatically labeled a cult and must be stopped coz it's linked to the NWO! "or they may be a raging psychopath on the loose" - very possible ;)