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To: zeestephen

Yeah, lotta apophenia in that one! The results of indoctrination over education.


4 posted on 03/20/2023 3:32:45 AM PDT by Chad C. Mulligan
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To: Chad C. Mulligan
Re: "Apophenia"

Thanks for the new word, Chad!

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary...

Apophenia is the tendency to perceive a connection or meaningful pattern between unrelated or random things, such as objects or ideas.

10 posted on 03/20/2023 3:44:00 AM PDT by zeestephen (43,000)
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To: Chad C. Mulligan

You are too kind attributing “apophena” to her delusion...:)

I must say-I pride myself on having a decent vocabulary, and that was a word I had to look up. And boy, does it fit.

The human mind is very good at finding patterns in things. Unfortunately, that skillful brain function, when unharnessed by rationality, turns to idiocy.

That is anthropogenic global warming in a nutshell.


35 posted on 03/20/2023 4:34:28 AM PDT by rlmorel ("If you think tough men are dangerous, just wait until you see what weak men are capable of." JBP)
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To: Chad C. Mulligan

” Yeah, lotta apophenia in that one! “

100 point vocabulary bonus!

Great word!


55 posted on 03/20/2023 5:52:59 AM PDT by _longranger81
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To: Chad C. Mulligan

Sister Apophenia taught class Five A!


84 posted on 03/22/2023 8:27:31 AM PDT by aculeus
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