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I JUST FINISHED a book called The Invisible Gorilla. The authors do research into the different ways people can (and do) misperceive and misinterpret the world around them. The title of the book refers to one of the authors' experiments, which you can see on YouTube (one minute and twenty-two seconds long). The invisible gorilla is the most famous experiment in psychology.
The final paragraph of their book is a message all of us in the counterjihad movement should take to heart. When we can't get through to people, the easiest and most natural thing to decide is that our listener is stupid or blind or a self-righteous moron. But even when you think this, don't you sometimes have the feeling that your conclusion isn't quite right?
And it seems to me that if you had a better way to interpret your failure to get through, it might change your attitude and your approach to these interactions, and that would make a difference in how successful you are next time you share with someone what you're learning about orthodox Islam. These were the closing words of The Invisible Gorilla:
- The Word Radical Islam Doesn't Cut It
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- Understanding ("terrorism") Islam
(The Voiceover in the Video Detracts from the Power of the Original Raw Footage, Which Has Been Removed By The People at Live Leak.) "Perspectives on Terrorism" fancies themselves to be "Terrorism Analysts". What they are is Islam Apologists. Or...
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- The Akin/mourdock Ignorance/incompetence Principle
These two aforementioned yutzes managed, during the election cycle to pronounce thoughts from where between consciousnesses and their ids which demonstrated such IGNORANT STUPIDITY that any thought of their being conservative (or...
- A Momentary End To The Complication
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If It Isn't Stupidity or Arrogance, What Is It?
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| This is a scene from the experiment. |
The final paragraph of their book is a message all of us in the counterjihad movement should take to heart. When we can't get through to people, the easiest and most natural thing to decide is that our listener is stupid or blind or a self-righteous moron. But even when you think this, don't you sometimes have the feeling that your conclusion isn't quite right?
And it seems to me that if you had a better way to interpret your failure to get through, it might change your attitude and your approach to these interactions, and that would make a difference in how successful you are next time you share with someone what you're learning about orthodox Islam. These were the closing words of The Invisible Gorilla:
“When you think about the world with an awareness of everyday illusions, you won't be as sure of yourself as you used to be, but you will have new insights into how your mind works, and new ways of understanding why people act the way they do. Often, it's not because of stupidity, arrogance, ignorance, or lack of focus. It's because of the everyday illusions that affect us all. Our final hope is that you will always consider this possibility before you jump to a harsher conclusion.”
- The Word Radical Islam Doesn't Cut It
Now that the words Radical Islam is being bounced about more and more in more quarters, I propose that the words are not good enough. Jihadism is fine. It defines the ACT of violent beliefs in Islam. But the word Radical Islam is not enough. It doesn't...
- Understanding ("terrorism") Islam
(The Voiceover in the Video Detracts from the Power of the Original Raw Footage, Which Has Been Removed By The People at Live Leak.) "Perspectives on Terrorism" fancies themselves to be "Terrorism Analysts". What they are is Islam Apologists. Or...
-
Crimea Crisis? - Chechens ready to keep peace in Crimea - Kadyrov From Will at THE OTHER NEWS: Update: Ukrainian fugitive president Yanukovych asks for Russia's protection from 'extremists' - @AP Any kind of unsanctioned movement of...
- The Akin/mourdock Ignorance/incompetence Principle
These two aforementioned yutzes managed, during the election cycle to pronounce thoughts from where between consciousnesses and their ids which demonstrated such IGNORANT STUPIDITY that any thought of their being conservative (or...
- A Momentary End To The Complication
I’m a little weary of all the uproar, as I’m sure you are, so… for no particular reason… We finally got some rain, and the colors came out a little bit. This is what our side yard looked like a couple of days ago, before the wind came in and...