grhoda: no see, the current culture has damaged their ability to truly believe they can fly, that's why they have to move the wider culture towards their beliefs, by any means necessary.

I swear to god there is a guy here in this cafe explaining to a woman about how there wasn't GRAVITY before Newton "made it up." One of his proofs is "how do you think they made the pyramids?"

holy shit

I AM TRANSFIXED.

like he believes that COLLECTIVE BELIEF dictates the literal rules of reality

I have an approach to these kinds of people that, if the opportunity ever arises, I intend to implement. “So, reality is dictated by belief, eh?” Then I lead them to a high balcony — say, ten stories up — and say “Jump.”

If they say “What! Are you crazy?” I say, “No, according to you, all you have to do to avoid dying is believe you can fly. So show me. Believe.”

no see, the current culture has damaged their ability to truly believe they can fly, that's why they have to move the wider culture towards their beliefs, by any means necessary.

Ah of course. You’ve got to shift the Overton Window before safely jumping out of it.

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