NancyLebovitz comments on The Mystery of the Haunted Rationalist - Less Wrong

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 12 September 2010 04:50:34AM 2 points [-]

That's pretty much how I see it-- if you've spent your life in a culture where it's common to believe in dangerous ghosts, your default reactions will be affected, and likewise if you've spent your life in a culture where it's common to believe in fan death. I bet it doesn't even take a lifetime-- I'm expecting something like five or ten years.

I think a lot of emotional reactions are picked up from images and body language.