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> It has just jumped out at me

I don't mean to pile on, but this is exactly the point: what jumps out at each of us is precisely the stuff that we find most disagreeable. If you had the opposite preference, opposite stuff would jump out. The effect that this has is very strong, and the conclusions it produces are completely unreliable. (I'm talking about all of us here, not you personally!)



>>I don't mean to pile on, I definitely don't see a good rebuttal as piling on, and this is a kinder way to start the rebuttal

>>but this is exactly the point, what jumps out at each of us is precisely the stuff that we find most disagreeable.

Yup, that is a good point, so I should be looking more strongly for that effect and contrary indicators as well.

Thx for being persistent enough to clarify.




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