Of you kill Aunt Susie in order to save French poodles, you're going to prison.
---- Frank Wimberly www.amazon.com/author/frankwimberly https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Frank_Wimberly2 Phone (505) 670-9918 On Tue, Jul 10, 2018, 9:21 PM Nick Thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > Fascinating response, Marcus. > > > > Does this mean you cannot imagine è rationalç paralyzing doubt? So, > imagine yourself in some situation of grave consequence, Truman’s decision > to use the bomb or Comey’s decision to restart the investigation (or to > announce its conclusion in the first place), or one of those “two track” > hypotheticals that utilitarian’s are so fond of*, can you imagine > yourself, not anxious, not in need of therapy at all, but unable to act? > > > > I suppose one could have a standard rule: in situations of grave > consequence, I do nothing, or I flip a coin. > > > > In some dire situations animals “freeze”. It’s rational for animals > because many predators’ prey- catching systems work on motion. Human > decision paralysis might just be an evolutionary hold over. > > Does that make it neurotic or just ill-suited to modern circumstances. > > > > Nick > > > > *You are the man in charge of a track switch beyond which tied to the > tracks, on one side, four French Poodles and on the other side your beloved > Aunt Susie. Incidentally, you should also know that the passenger cars on > the train are loaded with a thousand pregnant girl scouts. (So don’t try > to jam that switch in the middle, you wise guy!) > > > > Nicholas S. Thompson > > Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology > > Clark University > > http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ > > > > *From:* Friam [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Marcus > Daniels > *Sent:* Saturday, July 07, 2018 12:10 PM > *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group < > [email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] What's so bad about Scientism? > > > > > > “By doubt, here, I don't mean entertained doubt. I mean doubt > sufficiently profound that one cannot, when one needs to, pursue any course > of action. REAL doubt. Paralyzing doubt.” > > > > That’s a different thing, anxiety and/or depression. Treatable with > exercise, medication, or therapy. > > > > Marcus > > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove >
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