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 @Meaningness I might have RTed it at some point but I am only slightly familiar with the story myself.
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