Well, if psychologists didn't disagree with each other so much people might respect their authority more.
--- Frank C. Wimberly 140 Calle Ojo Feliz, Santa Fe, NM 87505 505 670-9918 Santa Fe, NM On Tue, Jul 7, 2020, 11:49 AM <thompnicks...@gmail.com> wrote: > Glen, > > That physicists have such authority is what psychologists have envied. > > Nick > > > > Nicholas Thompson > Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology > Clark University > thompnicks...@gmail.com > https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Friam <friam-boun...@redfish.com> On Behalf Of ? u?l? > Sent: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 11:01 AM > To: FriAM <friam@redfish.com> > Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Book publishing advice needed > > Is it, though? I think it's an appeal to authority rather than an envy. > When my cancer survivor friend confided in me that they'd survived cancer > too, and that they strongly believed a "good attitude" and "hopeful > thoughts" were critical to survival, then goes on to cite The Tao of > Physics [Fritjof Capra] as justification for their belief, I don't see > *envy*. I see them desperately, pareidoliacally thrashing around for *any* > justification they can get their hands on. To me it feels like any > justification for such beliefs is somehow better than just admitting we're > LUCKY. > > So, it's not physics envy, even in Firestein's case in "Ignorance". It's > simply fallacious reasoning ... for my cancer surviving friend a defense > mechanism ... for Firestein a prominent *hook* with boatloads of > authoritative cargo. > > On 7/7/20 9:20 AM, thompnicks...@gmail.com wrote: > > Physics envy. A terrible, awful, terminal disease of the mind. > > -- > ☣ uǝlƃ > > - .... . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. .... . .-. . > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam un/subscribe > http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ > FRIAM-COMIC <http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/FRIAM-COMIC> > http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ > > > - .... . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. .... . .-. . > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam > un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ > FRIAM-COMIC <http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/FRIAM-COMIC> > http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ >
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