[Dialogue] The Assault on Reason

[Geri Tolman]

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[mailto:dialogue-bounces at wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of Karl Hess
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 9:12 PM
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Subject: Re: [Dialogue] The Assault on Reason


If you ignore some basic human reality in the name of the ideology of
reason.  50% of Americans STILL believe Saddam Hussein was behind the attack
on the World Trade Center.  Ask a political scientist about this and they
say ideology trumps facts every time.

There is a fascinating book in the arena of neurotheology, "Why we believe
what we believe", by Newberg and Waldman.  Part of their study is doing
functional MRI's on people meditating, for example. Human societies which
worshipped deities of some sort are the only kind which have survived to
historical time, so there seems to be some critical biological functional
basis to religion/mystery, or whatever.  Toward the end of the book he gives
27 ways our Brain Distorts Reality.  These are all well-documented.  We seem
to be well-equipped to survive in the jungle, but global society seems to me
to be beyond our capabilities.   It is 2 1/2 pp long and probably should not
be on the list.  Anyone who wants is can email me off list and I'll be happy
to send it.

Karl Hess


Bob and I have been reading Gore's book, "The Assault on Reason" .  It an
excellent dissection of why logic, reason and data are not utilized in
making major decisions by the U.S. Government.  Every chapter is a
powerhouse and I can hardly put it down.

 

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