My father spending so much of his life living on the edge of the law may have something to do with his quick thinking. And he pretty much trained me to be aware of certain things- even though I have about as tame a lifestyle as a non-Mormon could have!
Basic human reasoning requires motivation to pay attention, and maybe some practice doing it. Modern life has many benefits, but the price we pay is -- yeah, DOCILITY (great word). When you expect some authority to explain things to you whenever things get a little weird, you're not going to bother to actively think. Not even when your life could be at stake.
At least, that seems to be how its panning out.
It SHOULD scare you. It should scare all of us.
This is where you can see the mechanism of evolution could cull a large number of people very quickly.
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Date: 2012-07-31 07:20 pm (UTC)Basic human reasoning requires motivation to pay attention, and maybe some practice doing it. Modern life has many benefits, but the price we pay is -- yeah, DOCILITY (great word). When you expect some authority to explain things to you whenever things get a little weird, you're not going to bother to actively think. Not even when your life could be at stake.
At least, that seems to be how its panning out.
It SHOULD scare you. It should scare all of us.
This is where you can see the mechanism of evolution could cull a large number of people very quickly.