So... Delusions are very common and make up the bulk of frenetic Human Activity. Since so few know which Delusions may turn out to be falsifiable, they must resort to a dirty trick. They defend every delusion with denial: should the truth remain , they then resort to threat of violence and when overwhelmed by the inescapable truth they fight to the death or someone else's.
Paris seems to have become the latest battleground in the war of Delusions. I place my bets on the French; they appear to have more discipline and a greater ability to think ahead. Maybe some delusions are more mature than others. Time, trial and error improves the operation of delusions. Eventually they may improve or evolve to the degree that they become Science. The French have historically significantly more practise than most. No one gets it right the first time, that is why memory is so critical. So the ultimate goal of terrorism is not to kill all of it's critics but to make as many as possible afraid to act. The goal is pacification/passivity. Acquiescence to a delusion, suspension of disbelief, perhaps? So mocking a delusion is certainly a dangerous act requiring great bravery or blind stupidity. Perhaps there is a metric for Delusion rather than Truth since the former is entirely Human and the latter is indifferent to our wishes. vib -----Original Message----- From: Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Marcus G. Daniels Sent: January-07-15 2:22 PM To: friam@redfish.com Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Slasdhot linked article RE; god > > And the skeptical response: > https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/can-science-prove-the-existence- > of-god-b6fefdc52588 "Do you want or need your belief in a divine or supernatural origin to the Universe to be based in something that could be scientifically disproven?" And so believers who avoid this trap must construct an origins story which cannot be falsifiable. It must be fantasy. Marcus ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
