OT: Have you ever changed your mind?

[enron_by_the_sea]

[quote=briansd1]Of course, I change my mind.

I used to be a young Republican if you can believe that.

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Hey Brian:

Have you heard this quote by French Premier Georges
Clemenceau : “Not to be a socialist at twenty is proof of want of heart; to be one at thirty is proof of want of head.”

Just kidding. Peace !!!

[CA renter]

[quote=Arraya]Timothy Leary said we all have our own, “Reality Tunnel”, meaning everybody has a subconscious set of mental “filters” formed from their beliefs and experiences and every individual interprets this same world differently. It seems some have stronger mental “filters” than others.

Speaking of neurocognitive sciences – check out this talk on “Mirror Neurons”, a discovery from the 90s. I bet they’re a causal mechanism in financial bubbles.

http://www.ted.com/talks/vs_ramachandran_the_neurons_that_shaped_civilization.html%5B/quote%5D

Good post, Arraya. Agree that people can be presented with the very same facts, but perceive those facts differently, based on thier personal knowledge and experiences.

[CA renter]

[quote=Arraya]Timothy Leary said we all have our own, “Reality Tunnel”, meaning everybody has a subconscious set of mental “filters” formed from their beliefs and experiences and every individual interprets this same world differently. It seems some have stronger mental “filters” than others.

Speaking of neurocognitive sciences – check out this talk on “Mirror Neurons”, a discovery from the 90s. I bet they’re a causal mechanism in financial bubbles.

http://www.ted.com/talks/vs_ramachandran_the_neurons_that_shaped_civilization.html%5B/quote%5D

Good post, Arraya. Agree that people can be presented with the very same facts, but perceive those facts differently, based on thier personal knowledge and experiences.

[CA renter]

[quote=Arraya]Timothy Leary said we all have our own, “Reality Tunnel”, meaning everybody has a subconscious set of mental “filters” formed from their beliefs and experiences and every individual interprets this same world differently. It seems some have stronger mental “filters” than others.

Speaking of neurocognitive sciences – check out this talk on “Mirror Neurons”, a discovery from the 90s. I bet they’re a causal mechanism in financial bubbles.

http://www.ted.com/talks/vs_ramachandran_the_neurons_that_shaped_civilization.html%5B/quote%5D

Good post, Arraya. Agree that people can be presented with the very same facts, but perceive those facts differently, based on thier personal knowledge and experiences.

[CA renter]

[quote=Arraya]Timothy Leary said we all have our own, “Reality Tunnel”, meaning everybody has a subconscious set of mental “filters” formed from their beliefs and experiences and every individual interprets this same world differently. It seems some have stronger mental “filters” than others.

Speaking of neurocognitive sciences – check out this talk on “Mirror Neurons”, a discovery from the 90s. I bet they’re a causal mechanism in financial bubbles.

http://www.ted.com/talks/vs_ramachandran_the_neurons_that_shaped_civilization.html%5B/quote%5D

Good post, Arraya. Agree that people can be presented with the very same facts, but perceive those facts differently, based on thier personal knowledge and experiences.

[CA renter]

[quote=Arraya]Timothy Leary said we all have our own, “Reality Tunnel”, meaning everybody has a subconscious set of mental “filters” formed from their beliefs and experiences and every individual interprets this same world differently. It seems some have stronger mental “filters” than others.

Speaking of neurocognitive sciences – check out this talk on “Mirror Neurons”, a discovery from the 90s. I bet they’re a causal mechanism in financial bubbles.

http://www.ted.com/talks/vs_ramachandran_the_neurons_that_shaped_civilization.html%5B/quote%5D

Good post, Arraya. Agree that people can be presented with the very same facts, but perceive those facts differently, based on thier personal knowledge and experiences.

[davelj]

Good recent article on this topic

http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2010/06/07/helen-thomas-christopher-hitchens-and-being-wrong/

I change my mind often. I was a socialist in college then became a libertarian (nice swing, huh?) and over the last 10 years have drifted back toward the middle. I’m more of a pragmatist now. But I’ll always be a social liberal no matter the evidence presented to the contrary. So I’m stuck on that one.

[davelj]

Good recent article on this topic

http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2010/06/07/helen-thomas-christopher-hitchens-and-being-wrong/

I change my mind often. I was a socialist in college then became a libertarian (nice swing, huh?) and over the last 10 years have drifted back toward the middle. I’m more of a pragmatist now. But I’ll always be a social liberal no matter the evidence presented to the contrary. So I’m stuck on that one.

[davelj]

Good recent article on this topic

http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2010/06/07/helen-thomas-christopher-hitchens-and-being-wrong/

I change my mind often. I was a socialist in college then became a libertarian (nice swing, huh?) and over the last 10 years have drifted back toward the middle. I’m more of a pragmatist now. But I’ll always be a social liberal no matter the evidence presented to the contrary. So I’m stuck on that one.

[davelj]

Good recent article on this topic

http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2010/06/07/helen-thomas-christopher-hitchens-and-being-wrong/

I change my mind often. I was a socialist in college then became a libertarian (nice swing, huh?) and over the last 10 years have drifted back toward the middle. I’m more of a pragmatist now. But I’ll always be a social liberal no matter the evidence presented to the contrary. So I’m stuck on that one.

[davelj]

Good recent article on this topic

http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2010/06/07/helen-thomas-christopher-hitchens-and-being-wrong/

I change my mind often. I was a socialist in college then became a libertarian (nice swing, huh?) and over the last 10 years have drifted back toward the middle. I’m more of a pragmatist now. But I’ll always be a social liberal no matter the evidence presented to the contrary. So I’m stuck on that one.

[scaredyclassic]

” a liberal is just a conservative who hasnt been mugged yet.”

not sure who said that.

[scaredyclassic]

” a liberal is just a conservative who hasnt been mugged yet.”

not sure who said that.

[scaredyclassic]

” a liberal is just a conservative who hasnt been mugged yet.”

not sure who said that.

[scaredyclassic]

” a liberal is just a conservative who hasnt been mugged yet.”

not sure who said that.

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