Post by jaredhamilton on Mar 16, 2015 4:04:42 GMT
Video test #3 Code 0987
1. Provide two or more examples of “Gumby Land” thinking in your own life or from someone you know.
When I was in kindergarten I used to believe that chocolate milk came from brown cows and that strawberry milk came from pink cows. I once argued with my teacher about this because I believed it to be true even though I could not prove it. My best friend and I have this weird conection where I can tell what he is thinking or can even tell what his plans are when he tells me his is busy. There are the small instances where I am not right but 99 percent of the time I am right or at least have the right idea in mind. I can’t explain how I do this but it works.
2. Describe two or more examples from your own life where you have been caught by “Maya” and how did you extricate yourself from such a delusion?
Children believing in Santa Claus is a perfect example of Maya. Everyone eventually learns that Santa does not exist and that parents were the ones behind the illusion. I once believed that card tricks were pure magic and it was not till I began practicing card tricks that I learned that there was no magic at all.
3. How would “Feynman’s Imperative” help you to think more scientifically in the future? Now, how would Ivash’s caution help you in not being so cynical?
Feyman’s imperative helps me think to always think critically and try to scientifically understand all things in my life with reason but ivash’s caution remind me to not be cynical in that even though I cannot prove something exist or does not exist does not mean I shouldn’t believe in it. The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence. There is a reason behind everything and even if I can’t figure out the reason doesn’t mean I should ignore it.
1. Provide two or more examples of “Gumby Land” thinking in your own life or from someone you know.
When I was in kindergarten I used to believe that chocolate milk came from brown cows and that strawberry milk came from pink cows. I once argued with my teacher about this because I believed it to be true even though I could not prove it. My best friend and I have this weird conection where I can tell what he is thinking or can even tell what his plans are when he tells me his is busy. There are the small instances where I am not right but 99 percent of the time I am right or at least have the right idea in mind. I can’t explain how I do this but it works.
2. Describe two or more examples from your own life where you have been caught by “Maya” and how did you extricate yourself from such a delusion?
Children believing in Santa Claus is a perfect example of Maya. Everyone eventually learns that Santa does not exist and that parents were the ones behind the illusion. I once believed that card tricks were pure magic and it was not till I began practicing card tricks that I learned that there was no magic at all.
3. How would “Feynman’s Imperative” help you to think more scientifically in the future? Now, how would Ivash’s caution help you in not being so cynical?
Feyman’s imperative helps me think to always think critically and try to scientifically understand all things in my life with reason but ivash’s caution remind me to not be cynical in that even though I cannot prove something exist or does not exist does not mean I shouldn’t believe in it. The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence. There is a reason behind everything and even if I can’t figure out the reason doesn’t mean I should ignore it.