[ExI] that's harsh

[John Grigg]

The confusion over the truth behind the infection and death rate
statistics, is fuel for those who believe the pandemic is totally
overblown, and should be handled in the Swedish way, that results in a much
higher death toll.

Regarding the internet and learning, l tend to think that people usually
learn for the purpose of supporting preexisting views. As l have gotten
older, l am trying to see things from both the perspectives of the liberal
left and conservative right. And other worldviews as well.

Science research indicates our political views are strongly influenced by
our biology and type of social status. I went to a sf con and was invited
by Ron Ely, an actor who played Tarzan in a television series back in the
sixties & played Doc Savage in the film, to sit at his table for the
banquet. He was the guest of honor.

We got on the topic of politics and you could have heard the crickets
chirp, as someone said something negative about the Republicans. Ely was
not pleased to say the least. The study of how biology affects our politics
might have said how Ron Ely was a very capable alpha male, highly
intelligent, very tall, handsome, athletic and charismatic, and so through
his talent and hard work, he had a great deal of success, which left him a
bit clueless when others struggled and were not among life's winners. It
was an interesting evening.


On Wed, Sep 30, 2020, 8:53 PM Dan TheBookMan via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> On Thu, Oct 1, 2020 at 12:20 AM spike jones via extropy-chat
> <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
> > Ja.  The two things that are absorbing a lot of my attention these days
> are on opposite sides of that observation:
> >
> > >… that most people really want to know -- especially to know things
> that might conflict with their worldview or their view…
> >
> > The LIGO results not only conflict with my long-held worldview, they
> conflict with my universe-view.
>
> Most people, though, don't seek out such information. And often when
> they do it's to find a way to manage or deny it.
>
> There are folks like Charles Darwin, who seek out critical information
> and views -- and not merely as a debating exercise.
>
> > The covid data is difficult to interpret.  I do not understand why those
> > results are still all over the map.  In a sense I suppose that conflicts
> > with my world view as well: I just expect a bit more consistency, at
> > least in the death statistics.  Those too are scattered all over the
> place
> > from one state to the next.
>
> My view on much of this is the 'story in progress': it'll probably be
> a while before there's a reliable narrative on all this. Sadly, it's
> complicated by current politics.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dan
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