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   From: brianf88@bigpond.net.au   
      
   "Kali"  wrote in message   
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   > In article ,   
   > posted Thu, 16 Feb 2006 06:30:31 GMT, Brian Fletcher brianf88   
   > @bigpond.net.au says...   
   >   
   >>   
   >>"Kali"  wrote in message   
   >>news:dt0vn7$1da$1@blackhelicopter.databasix.com...   
   >>> In article ,   
   >>> posted Thu, 16 Feb 2006 03:43:29 GMT, Brian Fletcher brianf88   
   >>> @bigpond.net.au says...   
   > snip   
   >   
   >>>> Try to have an objective discussion with a religious zealot for   
   >>>> example.   
   >>>>Whether their "logic" centre is switched off, or there is cellular   
   >>>>damage,   
   >>>>the outcome is the same.   
   >>>   
   >>> Delusion aside, one explanation for this is that they are   
   >>> actively working on maintaining a belief system. It is called   
   >>> assimilation, or interpreting information in accordance with   
   >>> existing beliefs. It is an identity process, so there can be a   
   >>> great deal of personal and social investment in the belief.   
   >>> Being able to accommodate contradictory evidence requires an   
   >>> ability to tolerate uncertainty and doubt, as well as self-   
   >>> acceptance (it's okay to be wrong, or okay to change one's   
   >>> beliefs).   
   >>>   
   >>> Kali   
   >>   
   >>Well said. It is so refreshing to come into contact with somebody of your   
   >>obvious talent, who is also open minded.   
   >   
   > Gee, I'm flattered. It looks like I've inadvertently described   
   > something you've been trying to communicate to others. I take it   
   > you are posting from alt.philosophy? Looks like you enjoy some   
   > interesting topical discussions there. We used to have those in   
   > spp.   
   >   
   >>I hope Zinnic, George and Milan read this. :-)   
   >>   
   >>Why did you choose the label "Kali"?   
   >>   
   >>You dont sound to me as though your are "dancing in illusions" :-)   
   >   
   > Only occasionally :)   
   >   
   > Kali is my favorite Goddess. I'm not acquainted with the story   
   > of her "dancing in illusions". Many people see her as the   
   > Goddess of death and destruction, but she is also the Goddess of   
   > birth and renewal. She is the mother and the destroyer of evil.   
   >   
   >>BOfL   
      
   Her "husband " Kal, is the master of illusions.The sort of death and renewal   
   referred to are the ultimate illusions.   
      
   BOfL   
      
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