Open thread, Oct. 27 - Nov. 2, 2014

MrMind

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Example of that being useful?

(Basilisk Warning: may not be good information to read if you suffer depression or anxiety and do not want to separate beliefs from evidence.)

Having an internalized locus of control strongly correlates with a wide variety of psychological and physiological health benefits. There's some evidence that this link is causative for at least some characteristics. It's not a completely unblemished good characteristic -- it correlates with lower compliance with medical orders, and probably isn't good for some anxiety disorders in extreme cases -- but it seems mor... (read more)

-1Lumifer12y

Mostly in the analysis of complex phenomena with multiple in(or barely)compatible frameworks of looking at them. A photon is a wave. A photon is a particle. Love is temporary insanity. Love is the most beautiful feeling you can have. Etc., etc.