Re: Elaborating On Accepting Scientist\'s Unbelief
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... If you are both brilliant in and trained in logic, probability and science, you have strongly learned to distrust your insincts...
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Distrust your instincts? One would not simply distrust instincts, granted those that may be considered "brilliant" might have a greater understanding or willingness to be open minded. Being such may help one understand or take in more then an instinct. It is far from "distrust" of ones instinct
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I agree. "distrust" probably isnt the best word. However, the concept is clear and to argue over the semantics is silly.
I can use a poker analogy to help with the concept if need be. A person can win a few hands and a row and feel instinctually that they are on a rush, and that they should play more hands. However, intellectually they know this is false. So while they still have this instinct to play more, they have to "distrust" their insticts.
-blake
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