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belief, duration, power

The Duration of Power

  Publicerad av Emanuel Sidea

“Makten består så länge tillräckligt många tror att den skall bestå, inte längre. Makt handlar om tro.”

Magnus Jiborn, filosof, i “Maktens teater”

belief

Any Belief Will Do

  Publicerad av Emanuel Sidea

I’m pretty sure that people gain a selective advantage from belief in things they can’t prove. Those who are occasionally consumed by false beliefs do better in life than those who insist on evidence before they believe and act.

– Randolph M. Nesse in John Brockman’s What We Believe But Cannot Prove