Kharakov
Quantum Hot Dog
Whoosh...Aaaand, just like that it sounds like you missed the point of the video.Yes. Totally. I was very moved by the story that showed polytheism is true and monotheism is false. My emotions dictated my response to the story, rather than logic, because I generally throw logic out the window when I hear a moving story.
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Proof? It's just one piece of evidence that stories can convey various concepts, and the concepts stories convey don't always have a 1:1 correspondence to reality. Sometimes stories are designed with ridiculous surface concepts, which provide contrast to various truths.Did you think the first video was proof of anything? Did you see it as validation of things you already believe?
Does that validate what I "believe" about stories? Yup. Stories can, but don't always, convey important truths even if their "surface" concepts do not correspond to reality.
No. They are all compelling validation and proof, or evidence, of what I already believe: stories can convey concepts that do not correspond 1:1 with reality.If you did think the first story counted as compelling validation or worse proof of things you already believe, did you not notice how unconvincing the other stories were?
I suppose all the stories did confirm what I already believe about stories. Does this mean I am unduly influenced by the stories?If you noticed the difference, then the two cited studies very much apply to you, and you should pay more attention to the video because it tells you how to avoid being unduly influenced by stories.