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napoleon_in_rags

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12. Thanks! Well here's a really simple experiment, anybody curious can do it in two days.
Sun Dec 11, 2011, 06:23 PM
Dec 2011

Day One: Absolutely take control of your mind, convince yourself that everybody loves you, and every thing they do is an expression of that love. Even insults are their attempts to to cover their deeper positive emotions toward you. Interact with as many people as you can.
Day Two: The opposite, convince yourself that everybody hates you and is out to get you. We're talking about deep method acting, you have to feel it so you act accordingly. These ideas need to be held firmly enough to effect your behavior. Interact with a different set of people than before, but as many as you can.

Now observe the general difference in reactions, I predict there will be one.

You could try that same experiment with different assumed notions, but the point is that on a day to day basis we all live in a system which responds to our assumptions about it, and our attempts to see it impartially as a static system (saying "such-and -such doesn't like me" for instance) are incomplete. (actually, such-and-such's feelings about you are liquid and changing in response to how you behave)

“For those who believe Danchi Dec 2011 #1
Well, not a god believer either, And I disagree with your statement..... Logical Dec 2011 #2
We'll need a better definition for UFOs. greyl Dec 2011 #3
Good point, I just assume UFO means alien controlled vehicles. Logical Dec 2011 #4
True, but that does leave open top-secret vehicles either piloted by humans or controlled remotely. greyl Dec 2011 #5
LOL...good one! Logical Dec 2011 #6
What is a UFO Larry L. Burks Dec 2011 #7
They are similar to Higgs Boson The Straight Story Dec 2011 #8
Excellent response. frogmarch Dec 2011 #9
What does proof mean? Look at astrology. napoleon_in_rags Dec 2011 #10
Hmm....interesting point! But I admit I have trouble thinking that direction. Maybe too logical! Logical Dec 2011 #11
Thanks! Well here's a really simple experiment, anybody curious can do it in two days. napoleon_in_rags Dec 2011 #12
You start off pretty good, for an amateur Remember Me Dec 2011 #13
Is it possible it has endured for centuries because... zappaman Dec 2011 #14
No, that's not possible Remember Me Dec 2011 #15
uh huh zappaman Dec 2011 #16
Yes, of course I can tell what sign you are Remember Me Dec 2011 #20
Predictability, repeatability, etc. Remember Me Dec 2011 #23
Double blind experiments are possible with astrology. Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #24
Oh Remember Me Dec 2011 #26
Gaugelin? zappaman Dec 2011 #27
Does Astrology work in other solar systems? greyl Dec 2011 #17
If other solar systems have sentient beings who Remember Me Dec 2011 #18
Does your own explanation satisfy your curiosity? greyl Dec 2011 #19
LOL -- I don't have any curiosity about other solar systems Remember Me Dec 2011 #21
Can you say a little bit about the forces known to expert astrologers greyl Dec 2011 #22
No, I can't. Perhaps a study of Carl Jung would answer that for you -- ?? nt Remember Me Dec 2011 #25
Perhaps you can direct me to where Jung answered my questions. nt greyl Dec 2011 #28
any system of knowledge that has endured for centuries ... has something to it. napoleon_in_rags Dec 2011 #29
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