Re: Brin: Debunking the Myth of Intuition

2012-05-29 Thread Medievalbk
System 1 made me read these emails.___ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com

Re: Brin: Debunking the Myth of Intuition

2012-05-29 Thread Dave Land
I might be wrong, but… This discussion reminded me of Malcolm Gladwell's "Blink", which argues for paying more attention to what this piece refers to as "System 1". That rapid-response part of our brain may have more value to us than our rational minds want to give credit. Also, it put me in m

Re: Brin: Debunking the Myth of Intuition

2012-05-29 Thread David Brin
The one area where Sigmund Freud offered breakthrough insights of profound and permanent value was by demonstrating conclusively that the unconscious mind exists, that it has agendas that often differ from our surface rationalizations, values and proclaimed beliefs, and that it can affect our