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Originally Posted by Sticks
Appeal to authority coupled with appeal to the masses, very powerful forces in forcing us to be woo-woo
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I think you hit the nail on the head, Sticks.
Think on this: Our minds have an immune system against being infected by the contagious woo-woo mirus (mental virus). It's called "rationality," which is nothing more than a propensity for weighing all the evidence against one's experience and clear, logical thinking, shucking the expectations of others, particularly the masses, but also the gubbament and the status quo, and simple licking one's thumb, holding it up at arm's length with one eye closed, and concluding, "that looks about right" before heading off in "that" direction.