Oh, my library had the audiobook!
Sounds boring.Well, it won a Nobel prize:
'In October, Princeton University psychologist Daniel Kahneman, PhD, was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his groundbreaking work in applying psychological insights to economic theory, particularly in the areas of judgment and decision-making under uncertainty.
Kahneman is recognized for the pioneering research and theoretical work he conducted with colleague Amos Tversky, PhD, who died in 1996. While Tversky was acknowledged in the announcement, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences does not award prizes posthumously. "Certainly, we would have gotten this together," said Kahneman on the day of the announcement. "There is that shadow over the joy I feel."
The team's findings have countered some assumptions of traditional economic theory--that people make rational choices based on their self-interest--by showing that people frequently fail to fully analyze situations where they must make complex judgments. Instead, people often make decisions using rules of thumb rather than rational analysis, and they base those decisions on factors economists traditionally don't consider, such as fairness, past events and aversion to loss.
His work has inspired a new generation of researchers in economics and finance to enrich economic theory using insights from cognitive psychology into intrinsic human motivation," said the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences' announcement. That's evidenced by the fact Kahneman and Tversky's seminal paper "Prospect theory: an analysis of decision under risk," has the highest citation count of all articles published in Econometrica, arguably the most prestigious economic journal.'
Psychologist wins Nobel Prize
You should read his book: https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0374533555
Sounds boring.
This whole age of reason thing is overrated. It assumes that we are reasonable creatures for one thing.
Lol objective standards about what a person is allowed to think?
I see you missed what I actually said. Better read that book again!Learning about how we process information is overrated? Learning more about ourselves is overrated? Learning about why people make wrong decisions is overrated? Learning to protect oneself against bias when making decisions is overrated?
If you say so.
I see you missed what I actually said. Better read that book again!
I suspect that pretty much everyone falls for confirmation bias.I also wonder about whether people have a HEALTHY relationship with PEER REVIEWED data that disagrees with their view.
They don't, but even if they did, no, you can't make other people's decisions whether they decide to smoke, or drink or eat too many donuts, or drive recklessly. You still don't have that right.
See this is exactly what I was talking about. You believe this person because he's an ," authority" or whatever. Boiled down, you have faith that he's right. Everyone chooses what to have faith in. He could be a total quack or completely right. Doesn't make having faith in his thoughts rational.You said, in response to my comments about Kahneman's work that the 'age of reason' is overrated. I simply pointed out a few things that could be learnt from reading his work. If you think those things are overrted then so be it.
You also said that his work assumes that we are rational creatures. If by that you mean we can make rational decisions, then yes. We are.
Whoosh! Right over your head.ummmmm yes we do for two of those already. You can't smoke in most places where you harm people, you can't drive recklessly that will get you your license taken away and possible criminal charges if you hurt someone....really bad examples.
Please show me stats on these breakthrough infections of people who actually have natural immunity.There are breakthrough infections in people with natural immunity too.
But we are comparing the vacinated vs people without any immunity (without vaccine immunity or natural immunity)
Comparing SARS-CoV-2 Natural Immunity to Vaccine-Induced Immunity: Reinfections versus Breakthrough Infections | NCRCPlease show me stats on these breakthrough infections of people who actually have natural immunity.
See this is exactly what I was talking about. You believe this person because he's an ," authority" or whatever. Boiled down, you have faith that he's right. Everyone chooses what to have faith in. He could be a total quack or completely right. Doesn't make having faith in his thoughts rational.
As I said you have faith that he's right. That's fine. But now you are just appealing to popular opinion. Has that ever been wrong? Hmm. I can think of a few times...we all decide what to put our faith in. I rarely choose popular opinion.And you want to suggest that listening to what this guy says is not rational?
As I said you have faith that he's right. That's fine. But now you are just appealing to popular opinion. Has that ever been wrong? Hmm. I can think of a few times...we all decide what to put our faith in. I rarely choose popular opinion.
Lol, so now scientists are always right? Should I put my faith in that?Do you really think that the number of times a scientific paper has been cited can be described as 'popular opinion'? It's almost the basis that scientists use to determine the validity of the science. It's each scientist saying 'I agree with this. This is entirely valid. I will reference it in my own paper'.
This isn't an Amazon count for the number of people who have bought his book. This isn't the time it's spent on the NY Times best sellers list. It's how science works.
Lol, so now scientists are always right? Should I put my faith in that?
I never said that. Read all you like and decide what to believe. That's what we all do.Nah. Best not to read anything by anyone with a degree or a phd or a masters or a Nobel Prize or anyone considered to be the world's leading expert in his or her field. It's just too risky.
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