[FRIAM] on the obustness of globalism

[Joshua Thorp]

Interesting article regarding making an argument based on the values of
your opposition instead of your own.  Makes sense but as is pointed out so
hard to follow through on because why argue if not because of your own
values?  Where are our shared values?   Are these the ones at the bottom
center of the canoe?

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/02/the-simple-psychological-trick-to-political-persuasion/515181/?utm_source=atlfb

On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 10:53 AM, glen ☣ <gepropella at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 02/02/2017 08:49 AM, Owen Densmore wrote:
> > when do you know something like that is fully baked.
>
> Well, we know the answer to that is "never".  We only need it to be baked
> enough for some use case.  If your use case is to trick someone into
> thinking something that's false, then the baking need only go so far as
> Gary's point, to satisfy the need for drama.  This is why avid readers
> insist that books engage your imagination more than TV or movies.  It's a
> blessing and a curse that our minds fill in the blanks for us.
>
>   http://www.brainhq.com/brain-resources/brain-teasers/scrambled-text
>
> --
> ☣ glen
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