After the third person addressing offense, now we have first person addressing! This is intolerable, where's the moderator? ;-)
Michel 2009/6/25 William Beaty <[email protected]>: > On Fri, 26 Jun 2009, John Berry wrote: > >> The problem is people believe that their learnt or innate prejudice exceeds >> evidence and logic, indeed most people seemingly have been raise to be >> entirely comfortable deceiving themselves. > > It's not just "people." There's a second half to it. > > I start striving for clear vision, and I slowly become aware of my own > embarassing history of self-important delusions. I knew everybody else > was a victim, but I didn't know I was the same! I can't work on shedding > my self-deception until I give up looking at others and instead use that > time to look at myself. > > Yeah, people always said that scientists are supposed to strive for > humility, but I finally discovered why. Feynman mentions both halves: > > " The first principle is that you must not fool yourself - > and you are the easiest person to fool." > > > > (((((((((((((((((( ( ( ( ( (O) ) ) ) ) ))))))))))))))))))) > William J. Beaty SCIENCE HOBBYIST website > billb at amasci com http://amasci.com > EE/programmer/sci-exhibits amateur science, hobby projects, sci fair > Seattle, WA 206-762-3818 unusual phenomena, tesla coils, weird sci > >
