Haggard CURED

[Flint]

1. We prefer stories to statistics.
2. We seek to confirm, not to question, our ideas.
3. We rarely appreciate the role of chance and coincidence in shaping events.
4. We sometimes misperceive the world around us.
5. We tend to oversimplify our thinking.
6. Our memories are often inaccurate.

@Hippikos: I think I read a review of this book...

[Hippikos]

Originally Posted by Flint

@Hippikos: I think I read a review of this book...

"Don't Believe Everything You Think": The 6 Basic Mistakes We Make in Thinking by Thomas E. Kida, a must read for many of us....

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Hippikos

1. We prefer stories to statistics.
2. We seek to confirm, not to question, our ideas.
3. We rarely appreciate the role of chance and coincidence in shaping events.
4. We sometimes misperceive the world around us.
5. We tend to oversimplify our thinking.
6. Our memories are often inaccurate.

Very true and proof you should never question me.

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Very true and proof you should never question me.

Even if the question is, Want some company tonight honey?

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Even if the question is, Want some company tonight honey?

That's right, don't question, just do it...... please.