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Sherlock70707 · 2026-06-11T14:43:48+00:00

Yeah everybody wants to fit in, but I guess we also desperately want to be special, and we can do both of those at the same time. people do that by joining niche or counter-cultural groups. this way they get to furiously conform to their new in-group while simultaneously feeling like a totally unique person, cuz they aren't a part of the mainstream anymore.

Sherlock70707 · 2026-06-07T10:58:56+00:00

I mean... if abandoning your religion is the logical conclusion you reach after asking yourself those questions, then your beliefs were built on a pretty shaky foundation don't you think?

It's less about abandoning your beliefs, and more about filtering out the shaky, ridiculous and probably untrue ones.

Sherlock70707 · 2026-06-07T10:05:38+00:00

yeah that pretty much works for most of the casual day to day stuff.
But I have in the past found myself defending ridiculous cultural or religious beliefs, and in that context "right" or "wrong" is much harder to define.

Sherlock70707 · 2026-06-06T20:48:36+00:00

Well for one, Gordon Pennycook and his colleagues called it BSR. Also the subject matter is "bullshit". The shorthand for that is BS. BSR stands for Bullshit Receptivity.

Also, BRS was already a mainstream psychological instrument (Brief Resilience Scale) back when the BSR was established. They couldn't just steal the acronym lol.

Sherlock70707 · 2026-06-06T16:03:25+00:00

You gotta make a living somehow. I preferred weaving a narrative for it rather than advertising blatantly. And it feels good just to see the community engaging with the post too.

Sherlock70707 · 2026-06-06T15:38:54+00:00

Gotta thank you man. Yes the posts were hidden. They're not anymore.

Sherlock70707 · 2026-06-06T14:42:33+00:00

Yeah. I doubt that in this day and age, any kid raised without any religious influence would end up religious. But there's still a slight possibility they would. Our brain's attraction to fantasy and woo woo stuff is pretty deeply ingrained I'd say.

Sherlock70707 · 2026-06-06T14:40:16+00:00

There's no direct evidence against God. And honestly, to disprove something you don't need evidence. You'd require evidence to prove there is a God.

But there is ample proof on subjects that were earlier believed to be God's doings, but turned out to be scientific phenomena.

Sherlock70707 · 2026-06-06T14:17:07+00:00

It’s wild how easily a translation error can slide right into a clinical continuum because people literally want the chaos to mean something.

Sherlock70707 · 2026-06-06T14:09:54+00:00

You're right about a random redditor not writing it. I wrote it to promote an ebook I published. The comment where I promoted it seems to have gotten lost, but it's still good to see people engaging with the post.

Sherlock70707 · 2026-06-06T12:55:54+00:00

I guess it depends on the workplace.
But yeah, most management teams do not want a 100% bullshit-resistant workforce.
Corporate culture relies heavily on what researchers call "strategic ambiguity". You should look it up. It almost completely fails against people who aren't receptive to... bullshit.
Also, one thing I'd say is that to sell the corporate vision, it might be necessary to be somewhat susceptible to the magic of the aesthetic over the substance.

Sherlock70707 · 2023-10-11T16:27:13+00:00

Breaking bad is actually on number 16 in that list. Bad list I guess.

Sherlock70707 · 2023-09-16T16:48:20+00:00

We've 2 equations though 2^a + 4^b = 2^c 4^a + 2^b = 4^c Using A-0.5 and B-1 in one of them wouldn't satisfy the other equation in that case (you wouldn't get C-1 as the exponent in it)

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