[Paleopsych] Re: Robust scientific dialog

[Steve Hovland]

Many of our founding fathers beliefs still have survival value.

Within many religions we find beliefs that I think have
little survival value, but which continue to have vast
influence because we tend to value beliefs more than
facts.  

How many times have you seen someone reject a physical 
fact because it conflicted with one of their beliefs about reality?

The God of someone who is deeply steeped in science is
much different from that of a typical Bible thumper.

Steve Hovland
www.stevehovland.net


-----Original Message-----
From:	G. Reinhart-Waller [SMTP:waluk at earthlink.net]
Sent:	Monday, February 21, 2005 6:48 PM
To:	The new improved paleopsych list
Subject:	Re: [Paleopsych] Re: Robust scientific dialog


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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Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 4:35 PM
Subject: RE: [Paleopsych] Re: Robust scientific dialog


> 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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