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groovedaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 12:10 PM Original message |
How Nonsense Sharpens the Intellect |
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WheelWalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
1. I grok. nt |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
2. Great article. "people cling to their personal biases more tightly when feeling threatened" |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 03:41 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Isn't that what has been called "Cognitive Dissonance"? |
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intheflow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
3. Who in the world is unrec'ing this? |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 03:41 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I just gave it the fifth rec... |
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intheflow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 04:06 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. I found this on the GP with 7 recs. |
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Why Syzygy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 04:16 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. The OP must have shot mine way up. |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
6. Guess that explains why Democrats are smarter than repukes. |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 05:17 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Candidate for this year's "You Call This NEWS?" Award |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 08:10 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Perfect! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
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gordianot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
10. If so there should be some keen intellectuals in the USA. |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-06-09 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
13. Great Piece! |
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populistdriven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 07:02 AM Response to Original message |
14. Dr Seuss ftw! |
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steven johnson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-10-09 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
15. "A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men." Roald Dahl/Willy Wonka |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-10-09 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
16. I don't understand--it all sounds like nonsense to me. |
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