[Paleopsych] Re: Robust scientific dialog

G. Reinhart-Waller waluk at earthlink.net
Tue Feb 22 02:48:03 UTC 2005


When anyone regards beliefs as "mere mental structures" 
is when their entire system of socio-political 
assurance dissolves.   These are our founding father's 
beliefs and believe it or not it's what they decided to 
die for.  Oh, yeh, they certainly have a survival 
value.

Gerry

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Hovland" <shovland at mindspring.com>
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> Yes.  That article really turned on a light for me.
>
> I think it's important to coldly regard beliefs
> as mere mental structures.
>
> They aren't worth dying for, and they should not
> be enshrined to such a degree that it is hard to
> dispose of them when they no longer have
> survival value.
>
> Steve Hovland
> www.stevehovland.net
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>
>> A corporate culture also includes beliefs,
>> which are very resistant to change.
>>
>> I sent out an article awhile ago about this.
>
> Steve, which article was this?  Was it this one?...
> http://www.csicop.org/si/2000-11/beliefs.html
>
> Thanks..... << File: ATT00004.html >>  << File: 
> ATT00005.txt >>
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