The man is modulating his external sensory input

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The man is modulating his external sensory input

ER — 9/1/2012 3:43:53 PM (archived)

until it is consistent with his internal model of the universe.

I.e., he is perceiving and interpreting the objective data so it coincides with and reinforces his subjective reality.

It's called Objectivism. And there is no known cure.

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Best comment of the night on Clint's speech... - BuckGalaxy - 8/31/2012 4:06:16 PM
- The difference between Liberals and Conservatives... - ER - 9/1/2012 3:53:53 PM
- I tried to watch it... - podrock - 9/1/2012 3:42:37 AM
- Eastwooding - ER - 8/31/2012 8:10:00 PM
  - Re: Eastwooding - Jody - 9/1/2012 12:52:59 AM
    - Re: Eastwooding - Jody - 9/1/2012 12:53:27 AM
  - I'm sorry but... - RobVG - 9/1/2012 12:42:31 AM
    - Performance art and thirty pieces of silver. - ER - 9/1/2012 3:08:12 PM
      - In my never-humble opinion the "clean, healthy wholesome shit" is getting pretty damn deep on this site. - TB - 9/1/2012 4:48:03 PM
    - You are not being fair to ER - BuckGalaxy - 9/1/2012 1:10:41 AM
      - "...more people are talking about Clint’s meltdown than Romney’s big speech." - TB - 9/1/2012 2:40:00 AM
        
        Raw screaming panic? - BuckGalaxy - 9/1/2012 10:48:28 AM
        
        I thought Clint did ok. - alcaray - 9/1/2012 6:20:13 AM
        
        He twice pretended invisible Obama saying - BuckGalaxy - 9/1/2012 7:37:01 PM
        
        You haven't heard any poli convention red meat speeches? - alcaray - 9/1/2012 9:02:53 PM
        
        The man is modulating his external sensory input - ER - 9/1/2012 3:43:53 PM
      - Come on - RobVG - 9/1/2012 1:45:05 AM
        
        "Anybody with an once of patience understood everything he was saying." (sic) - BuckGalaxy - 9/1/2012 2:10:25 AM
        
        Fair Game - RobVG - 9/1/2012 2:45:25 PM
        
        What's going on... - BuckGalaxy - 9/1/2012 7:21:21 PM
        
        Very reasonable. - RobVG - 9/2/2012 1:48:06 AM
- Re: Best comment of the night on Clint's speech... - Jody - 8/31/2012 5:39:47 PM
  - Let's list the invisible: George W, Dick, Collen, Sarah... - podrock - 9/1/2012 3:45:37 AM
    - Orwell, the great English Socialist writer, had a word for it. - ER - 9/1/2012 3:47:35 PM
    - Thanks for the idea! - BuckGalaxy - 9/1/2012 5:05:40 AM
  - Nice one. - TB - 8/31/2012 5:48:44 PM

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