this is beautiful - https://bloodyshovel.wordpress.com/2015/06/03/the-purpose-of-absurdity/ … on compression, social cognition, signaling, and the usefulness of outlandish belief
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@sarahdoingthing First heard this story from@st_rev :-)1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@Meaningness@St_Rev I first heard from @asilentsky, all the great sages agree2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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@sarahdoingthing @St_Rev @asilentsky TBH I would rather have never heard it, despite writing horror fiction…
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