Re: [FRIAM] Fwd: Archangel Michael's Message For You

2019-08-20 Thread Frank Wimberly
Good analysis, Glen. For those who didn't watch it, the "parallel world" comments had to do with feelings both had after major tragedies in their lives around age 10. Both of their fathers died and, in Cooper's case, two of his older brothers died in the accident with their father. Both felt new

[FRIAM] abduction and casuistry

2019-08-20 Thread Nick Thompson
Hi, all, Once you become aware of abduction as a mental operation, you start to see it everywhere. I saw it in Malcom Gladwell's three part series ( https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-standard-case/id1119389968?i=10004 44756825; https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-rocks-taxonomy/i

Re: [FRIAM] abduction and casuistry

2019-08-20 Thread uǝlƃ ☣
Admittedly without more context -- and in my ignorance, my first reaction is to accuse you (and Gladwell) of a category error. The criminologist doesn't sound like he's advocating anything like casuistry (or what I'd argue is the inferential purpose of abduction). He seems to be arguing for some