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4 thoughts on “Sunstone’s Law of Absolutes (First Formulation)”
Interesting ‘law” made me think of the following “law”.
“Jokers and Buffoons always think in absolutes. Serious folks always think statistically — yet in terms at odds with all statistical probability.” —-Tongue in mouth touching cheek?
What an insightful question! Absolutely not! I think most of us move back and forth between the two sets — although, I bet a study would show that authoritarians and fundamentalists spend appreciably more time in the jokers and buffoons category than they do in the serious category.
Interesting ‘law” made me think of the following “law”.
“Jokers and Buffoons always think in absolutes. Serious folks always think statistically — yet in terms at odds with all statistical probability.” —-Tongue in mouth touching cheek?
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Are “Jokers and Buffoons” and “Serious Folks” absolutes?
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What an insightful question! Absolutely not! I think most of us move back and forth between the two sets — although, I bet a study would show that authoritarians and fundamentalists spend appreciably more time in the jokers and buffoons category than they do in the serious category.
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