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The Pattern Behind Self-Deception
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- 1 Intro
- 2 ADE 651 bomb detector
- 3 A Type II error: believe that the rustle in the grass is just the wind when it is a dangerous predator (high cost).
- 4 The Evolution of Patternicity
- 5 Patternicity, Superstition, Control
- 6 Neuroleptics: Drugs used to reduce or eliminate psychotic behavior (paranoia, delusions, hallucinations) block receptors for dopamine (DA antagonists). Psychosis = dopamine. Amphetamines & Cocaine: D…
- 7 DA signal-to-noise ratio Too low: Type II errors Just right: creativity Too high: madness
- 8 The Impossible Crate Illusion
- 9 Jerry Andrus' 3D Impossible Crate
- 10 What is the difference between... the Wind & a Dangerous predator? The wind is inanimate, a dangerous predator is an intentional agent.
- 11 Agenticity The tendency to infuse patterns with meaning, intention, and agency, often invisible beings & from the top down.
- 12 Souls, spirits, ghosts, gods, demons, angels, aliens, intelligent designers, government conspiracists, and all manner of invisible agents with power and intention are believed to haunt our world and …
- 13 Agenticity & Conspiracies
- 14 JFK Conspiracies
- 15 Major General Dr. James Whinnery, USAF G-Force Loss of Consciousness in Pilots
- 16 Dr. Michael Persinger's Neuroscience Lab The "God Helmet" bombards temporal lobes with electromagnetic fields
