Sometimes an inability or unwillingness to consider more than one variable at a time triggers what I call the mind-reader hallucination, in which you imagine you know the secret intentions of strangers.https://twitter.com/ThePlumLineGS/status/1000378957768937472 …
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Replying to @ScottAdamsSays
It’s true that people can inappropriately assume they know what another person is thinking. It is also true that people sometimes think things they do not say, and sometimes other people have to figure that out in order to accurately asses that person.
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Replying to @samuelcrees
The problem is that we are sure we are good at mind-reading when in fact we are dreadful at it.
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Replying to @ScottAdamsSays
IMHO you are using the fact that knowing what other people are thinking is often difficult to defend likely dishonest people from reasonable criticism.
@ScottAdamsSays if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, we can never say it’s a duck or we’re just mind-reading.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @samuelcrees
You can judge what a duck does, but not what it thinks.
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Replying to @ScottAdamsSays
Lying is an incredibly effective strategy against someone with your view.
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False. I'm trained to detect lying, but beyond that, I understand risk management. Knowing a risk exists is all I need to guard against it. I don't need to read a mind.
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