[FRIAM] Book publishing advice needed

[Frank Wimberly]

Well, if psychologists didn't disagree with each other so much people might
respect their authority more.

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Frank C. Wimberly
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On Tue, Jul 7, 2020, 11:49 AM <thompnickson2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Glen,
>
> That physicists have such authority is what psychologists have envied.
>
> Nick
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>
>
> Nicholas Thompson
> Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology
> Clark University
> ThompNickSon2 at gmail.com
> https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> On Behalf Of ? u?l?
> Sent: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 11:01 AM
> To: FriAM <friam at redfish.com>
> Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Book publishing advice needed
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> Is it, though? I think it's an appeal to authority rather than an envy.
> When my cancer survivor friend confided in me that they'd survived cancer
> too, and that they strongly believed a "good attitude" and "hopeful
> thoughts" were critical to survival, then goes on to cite The Tao of
> Physics [Fritjof Capra] as justification for their belief, I don't see
> *envy*. I see them desperately, pareidoliacally thrashing around for *any*
> justification they can get their hands on.  To me it feels like any
> justification for such beliefs is somehow better than just admitting we're
> LUCKY.
>
> So, it's not physics envy, even in Firestein's case in "Ignorance". It's
> simply fallacious reasoning ... for my cancer surviving friend a defense
> mechanism ... for Firestein a prominent *hook* with boatloads of
> authoritative cargo.
>
> On 7/7/20 9:20 AM, thompnickson2 at gmail.com wrote:
> > Physics envy.  A terrible, awful, terminal disease of the mind.
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