the best sorts of book are those which make you exclaim "my god! that's so obvious! why hadn't I thought of it before?!"
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Replying to @qorprate
oh fuck did you just read The Origin Of Consciousness In The Breakdown Of The Bicameral Mind?
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Replying to @averykimball
when I read Jaynes about 2 years ago I instead went "my god it's so perfect... id never have thought of that"... no, I was reading about "happiness"
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Replying to @qorprate @averykimball
I can summarize the most important point in the book as "the reason we moderns are unhappy is that we suffer from an excess of imagination"
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Replying to @qorprate @averykimball
really interesting discussion of Pascal's Wager too, as about revealing that the entire structure of faith is grounded in what's basically a silly game, so you should choose to believe anyway because you'll be happier/it's more fun
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Replying to @qorprate @averykimball
he describes Pascal's teachings in general as a guide for "converting (self-esteem-building) faith into (intentionally playful) belief"
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Replying to @qorprate @averykimball
who's the author you're taking about?
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Replying to @averykimball @qorprate
ah thanks, thought it might have this book about "happiness"
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uhhh, @qorprate what's going on? :P
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Replying to @averykimball @brownian19
This bookpic.twitter.com/sBds1ytkvl
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