Comments on: I Have What? http://jenny-and-erin.com/2007/08/i-have-what/ a tongue-in-cheek quest for understanding... Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:55:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Jenny http://jenny-and-erin.com/2007/08/i-have-what/#comment-605 Jenny Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:51:05 +0000 http://jenny-and-erin.com/2007/08/i-have-what/#comment-605 Thanks for the link Mark. I actually read "The Varieties of the Religious Experience" years ago and boy was he a nightmare to read. ;) The more I read the more I realize just how large an impact James has had on thinking across a couple of disciplines so I'll give him another shot. I'm hoping reading through the article you linked easing the way a bit... :) Gotcha Jason. Good to know, I'll keep reading. :) Thanks for the link Mark. I actually read “The Varieties of the Religious Experience” years ago and boy was he a nightmare to read. ;) The more I read the more I realize just how large an impact James has had on thinking across a couple of disciplines so I’ll give him another shot. I’m hoping reading through the article you linked easing the way a bit… :)

Gotcha Jason. Good to know, I’ll keep reading. :)

]]> By: Jason http://jenny-and-erin.com/2007/08/i-have-what/#comment-597 Jason Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:12:59 +0000 http://jenny-and-erin.com/2007/08/i-have-what/#comment-597 That's one of my favorite topics to write about, Jenny... keep reading my stuff! :P That’s one of my favorite topics to write about, Jenny… keep reading my stuff! :P

]]> By: Mark http://jenny-and-erin.com/2007/08/i-have-what/#comment-593 Mark Fri, 24 Aug 2007 04:11:53 +0000 http://jenny-and-erin.com/2007/08/i-have-what/#comment-593 Jason, thinking that I'm right *after* I've said something could *also* be subject to hindsight bias... Heh, ok, now I'm just being facetious. Ok, more facetious ;) Jenny, for some heady stuff you might be interesting in the works of William James. But it might be best to work out your own thoughts given the wealth of info you've already gathered, before you chance messing with your headspace again ;) But if you want, here's an in-depth analysis of his main works: http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/James/TaylorWoz.htm Jason, thinking that I’m right *after* I’ve said something could *also* be subject to hindsight bias… Heh, ok, now I’m just being facetious. Ok, more facetious ;)

Jenny, for some heady stuff you might be interesting in the works of William James. But it might be best to work out your own thoughts given the wealth of info you’ve already gathered, before you chance messing with your headspace again ;)

But if you want, here’s an in-depth analysis of his main works: http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/James/TaylorWoz.htm

]]> By: Jenny http://jenny-and-erin.com/2007/08/i-have-what/#comment-590 Jenny Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:23:13 +0000 http://jenny-and-erin.com/2007/08/i-have-what/#comment-590 Jason, The "me" I was describing was the image I have of myself (whatever that may be) which is impacted upon learning of how many simple and silly common thinking errors I routinely embrace. :) Neither here nor there because at this point I'm still trying to define the concept of self and figure out just how consciousness and the subconscious interact with that concept. I'd love to talk about it more after I've done more reading, research and thinking... Jason,
The “me” I was describing was the image I have of myself (whatever that may be) which is impacted upon learning of how many simple and silly common thinking errors I routinely embrace. :)

Neither here nor there because at this point I’m still trying to define the concept of self and figure out just how consciousness and the subconscious interact with that concept. I’d love to talk about it more after I’ve done more reading, research and thinking…

]]> By: Jason http://jenny-and-erin.com/2007/08/i-have-what/#comment-582 Jason Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:29:32 +0000 http://jenny-and-erin.com/2007/08/i-have-what/#comment-582 I think you're probably right, Mark... which I suppose means it's not me that is being targeted. :P Jenny... your biases can't make you less OR more you. You are who you are. What the biases do is take away from your conscious choice of who you are... you're submitting to your subconscious. You are who you choose to be, but if you don't choose consciously in regards to a specific aspect, then you leave it to your subconscious to decide. Liara... you're right, what you learn is determined by your perspective, but the more open that perspective (ie the less bias) is, the more things you will be open to learn. I think you’re probably right, Mark… which I suppose means it’s not me that is being targeted. :P

Jenny… your biases can’t make you less OR more you. You are who you are. What the biases do is take away from your conscious choice of who you are… you’re submitting to your subconscious. You are who you choose to be, but if you don’t choose consciously in regards to a specific aspect, then you leave it to your subconscious to decide.

Liara… you’re right, what you learn is determined by your perspective, but the more open that perspective (ie the less bias) is, the more things you will be open to learn.

]]> By: Erin http://jenny-and-erin.com/2007/08/i-have-what/#comment-578 Erin Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:48:02 +0000 http://jenny-and-erin.com/2007/08/i-have-what/#comment-578 The 3 a.m. portion is what I like best. I don't think that part is changing... The 3 a.m. portion is what I like best. I don’t think that part is changing…

]]> By: Mark http://jenny-and-erin.com/2007/08/i-have-what/#comment-577 Mark Thu, 23 Aug 2007 03:33:01 +0000 http://jenny-and-erin.com/2007/08/i-have-what/#comment-577 Partly directed at you Jenny, partly at Jason :p Partly directed at you Jenny, partly at Jason :p

]]> By: Jenny http://jenny-and-erin.com/2007/08/i-have-what/#comment-576 Jenny Thu, 23 Aug 2007 03:30:34 +0000 http://jenny-and-erin.com/2007/08/i-have-what/#comment-576 Hah, hah! Anything and everything is possible - just not all at the same time! :) Watch with you at the planning helm we'll have a delightful time walking the remaining trails and not have to be leaving every morning at 3 a.m.!! Hah, hah! Anything and everything is possible - just not all at the same time! :)

Watch with you at the planning helm we’ll have a delightful time walking the remaining trails and not have to be leaving every morning at 3 a.m.!!

]]> By: Erin http://jenny-and-erin.com/2007/08/i-have-what/#comment-575 Erin Thu, 23 Aug 2007 03:26:54 +0000 http://jenny-and-erin.com/2007/08/i-have-what/#comment-575 Jenny, Thanks for turning over the planning duties to me. However, I like your best case scenario planning, it makes anything and everything seem possible. Coming down is just the difficult part. Jenny,
Thanks for turning over the planning duties to me. However, I like your best case scenario planning, it makes anything and everything seem possible. Coming down is just the difficult part.

]]> By: Jenny http://jenny-and-erin.com/2007/08/i-have-what/#comment-574 Jenny Thu, 23 Aug 2007 03:06:50 +0000 http://jenny-and-erin.com/2007/08/i-have-what/#comment-574 PS. But no Mark, you are right I wouldn't put my fate in such a person's hands - at least knowingly. PS. But no Mark, you are right I wouldn’t put my fate in such a person’s hands - at least knowingly.

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