Hello again

[Jacob(smooth)]

Yep! Gasp at my miraculous uncertainty. I try not to be too wedded to any ideas or concepts. It makes it harder to modify them when new information comes along. Also reduces the tendency toward confirmation bias.

I guess it's the difference between knowing that these things COULD be nothing more than mere psychology and having a detailed explanation of the psychological and physiological processes involved. In much the same way that my kids are of an age where they suspect I may be santa, but are willing to give me the benefit of the doubt to enjoy the illusion. If however they saw me loading presents into a sock, they'd have a much harder time doing that.

But I found it rather hard to believe that this was something new to you because I don't see how that's any different from having a "Meh, maybe it's all in my head" epiphany. 

You find it hard to believe?


What you believe is a matter of supreme indifference to me. But for what's worth, I read something, learned something, and changed my views on something. If that is an alien concept to you, I wonder why that is.