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meira commented on The Creation of “Hillary Clinton” and the Deconstruction of Hillary Clinton zeit.de/kultur/2016-11/hi... · Posted by u/ciconia

adam419 · 9 years ago

It's actually really simple. An ability to see the world accurately was never a necessary condition for survival, so long as the model in your head was good enough to assure you could eat and reproduce.

People walk around with false stories/narratives (and increasingly intricate ones at that!) in their head not because it served some evolutionary purpose, but instead because it just wasn't consequential enough to prevent survival.

meira · 9 years ago

> It's actually really simple. An ability to see the world accurately was never a necessary condition for survival, so long as the model in your head was good enough to assure you could eat and reproduce.

Did you just read this in the latest Scott Adams post? I also agree with the way he is framing these issues. The Guy is a master persuader after all.

meira commented on Foes of Russia Say Child Pornography Is Planted to Ruin Them mobile.nytimes.com/2016/1... · Posted by u/BerislavLopac

meira · 9 years ago

Why polítics isn't been flagged anymore?

meira commented on Secret CIA assessment says Russia was trying to help Trump win White House washingtonpost.com/world/... · Posted by u/antr

meira · 9 years ago

Shouldn't this thread be flagged? HN, HN...