Hello, Marjorie. On Tuesday, May 12, 2009, at 7:40:09 AM, you
wrote:
> I think everybody who was interested enough to comment on or keep reading
> this thread should investigate the book, "On Being Certain: Believing you
> Are Right Even When You're Not" by Robert Burton.
>
http://www.amazon.com/Being-Certain-Believing-Right-Youre/dp/0312359209> He presents some very engaging and profound philosophical discussions
> about selective perception, the known mechanics of brain function and
> probable role of evolution that give insights into things like this little
> game....when you consciously and diligently look for the man, you don't
> see him, but when you turn that processing off and let what some people
> refer to as intuition take over, he pops right out at you.
Thanks for this link. Ordered for my Kindle. Looks fascinating!
Ron Jeffries
www.XProgramming.com
www.xprogramming.com/blog
Speak the affirmative; emphasize your choice
by utterly ignoring all that you reject. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
