[lbo-talk] Camp Bucca and beyond

Bill Bartlett billbartlett at dodo.com.au
Mon May 10 19:30:38 PDT 2004


At 8:44 AM -0700 10/5/04, Miles Jackson wrote:


>It's a generalization based on hundreds of experiments conducted
>with diverse samples. Do I know for certain that you
>personally have done this? No. But much like I can assume
>that smoking cigs will increase your risk of cancer, I can
>assume that you try to resolve cognitive dissonance.

I would suggest that having a closed mind about most issues is not a universal way of thinking, as you suggest. It is one way of utilising the mind, but there are other ways.

Bill Bartlett Bracknell Tas



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