--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new_morning_blank_slate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > > > "I think we may be saying something roughly similar, > > except that I don't know whether you put much stock > > in intuition." > > > > I definitely do, although I may or may not have more limits on how far > > that can go. In the field of psychology and human behavior, intuition > > seems to be a critical tool. I don't believe that they intuit the > > future exactly, but I'll bet they can detect trends in behavior that > > have a good chance of leading somewhere predictable. If a person goes > > to bed drunk with a gun under their pillow every night, and is in an > > abusive relationship, my intuition tells me that someday, someone may > > get shot. > > Or common sense. Which is subject to a lot of cognitive biases. But > this is not an area devoid of scientific inquiry. Qualified > psychologists / psychiatrists could tell you the same andmuch more. > With higher statistical reliability. >
I think you've inflated the ability of qualified psychologists/psychiatrists, unless you're talking about extremely limited situations like dealing with psychotics and other people with predictably unpredictable behavior patterns. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Protect your PC from spy ware with award winning anti spy technology. It's free. http://us.click.yahoo.com/97bhrC/LGxNAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
