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Positive statements are more popular than negative ones.

Sometimes I hear people say things that appear to be absurd and without any factual foundation, and yet other people accept the statements and add their own supportive experiences to prove that the absurd ideas are valid. I’ve wondered at this effect many times. What seems to be happening is the supporting of an affirmation of positive feelings and a dissing of any negative feelings. It seems to…

Most people’s first response to new things is suspicion and fear.

At yesterday’s meeting on tranquility, during the discussion portion, one person mentioned that scientific research using MRI had shown that most people’s first thoughts about new stimuli were suspicion and fear. I didn’t respond to that idea, because I didn’t have any information on the subject. However, I was thinking that it was probably true because the background religion of the majority of…