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#402 - Paul Bloom - Why Pain & Suffering Are Necessary For A Good Life
Modern Wisdom
'Compensatory Control'
Psychologists have conducted experiments to shed light on why people lose, or at least suspend, rationality. When uncertain when randomness upon our l intrudes upon our lives, we respond by reintroducing order in some way. Superstitions and conspiracy theories speak to this need. This is why it makes much more sense to believe that our lives are threatened by the grand plan of some malign scientist than the chance mutation of a silly little microbe.
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