--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Nelson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate > > <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > No, I have not read that one. It looks good. > > > > > > I think cognitve biases and logical fallacies are the > > > cornorstones to "magical thinking". (I appreciate your > > > recent cites and posts on such.) And magical interpretations > > > -- whether of experiences, "scriptures" or current events. > > > > > > Magical thinking (MT) takes one to the opposite cornor of > > > What Is. MT may bring some feel-good comfort to the soul, > > > and be the fuel for dreamers, but ultimately its illusion > > > and delusion. > > > > Sorry, dude, I know you like to swing your intellectual > > dick and all, and I guess that's fun if you get off on > > that sort of thing, but all of this is starting to sound > > a lot like "sour grapes" to me. > > > > That is, "I'm a little pissed off that others have had > > experiences I haven't, experiences that seem to push the > > envelope of 'rational thinking' and defy description in > > normal terms, so I'm going to declare anyone who can't > > describe his experiences in neat little boxes the way I > > like things described a 'dreamer' and lost in 'illusion.'" > > > > Uptight people have been doing this to mystics as long > > as there have been mystics. Mystics have been laughing > > at the uptight people for pretty much the same length > > of time. :-) > > > +++ Bingo >
The real mystics smile reassuringly at both and recount the tale of the blind men and the elephant. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get to your groups with one click. Know instantly when new email arrives http://us.click.yahoo.com/.7bhrC/MGxNAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
