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steppin into that ol river again(current observations, re-articulations)

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Froderik:

--- Quote from: dragonfly on September 17, 2014, 01:05:19 AM ---slavery and the simultaneous denial of the existence of slavery is the basis of all human civilizations

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George Orwell had a word for it which he coined in his novel, 1984:

"Doublethink," which meant "the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them."

Where is Woofadoof? Don't make me call in the days!!  :D

dragonfly:

Froderik:

starry-eyed pirate:

--- Quote from: dragonfly on September 23, 2014, 07:35:09 PM ---"The idea is that once people started to develop ego consciousness, centralized social authorities became necessary to compensate for the breakdown of the bicameral consciousness."

Pirate, does Jaynes say that?

Was that part of the pizza box discussions?

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It's difficult to remember all that went into those beautiful ol pizza box discussions but I reckon that had to be part of it, and yes that is part of what Jaynes has to say.  You should really just force yourself to read him.

dragonfly:

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