[extropy-chat] Fear of flying

[Alfio Puglisi]

On Mon, 6 Jun 2005, Mike Lorrey wrote:

>--- "kevinfreels.com" <kevin at kevinfreels.com> wrote:
>>
>> While I was in the shower I realized that the fear of course comes
>> from a PERCEIVED loss of control. I realized that we as humans
>> constantly fool ourselves into believing that we are in some sort of
>> control when in fact we are not.
>> This is evident in the way that we handle our everyday lives.
>
>I have a solution for you, then: bring your laptop with you on the
>flight, with the x-plane flight simulator installed. Select the type of
>aircraft you are flying on from the inventory (once you are boarded,
>before you take off) and program in a flight plan (based on the
>airport, air corridors, etc), then set it on autopilot and close the
>computer. You have now, subconciously, set the course for the 'plane'
>you are flying, and are therefore 'in control' of its course.

Until the inevitable happens...

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Alfio