Yes, good news makes us feel good. But hoping you don’t have a terrible disease doesn’t make it less likely that you have a terrible disease.
If the Great Filter is in our future, then that’s where it is.
Cheer-leading for a new Earth is not a very wise wishing.
That sounds to me like hoping that there isn’t evidence that the Filter is in front, because we’d prefer the Filter was behind.
Yes, and? We would prefer the filter to either be behind or, failing that, be something good rather than bad.
Evidence which makes this seem more likely should make us feel relief. Evidence which makes this seem less likely should make us feel worried.
The cheer-leading comment is pointing out that many people have this backwards. It’s not saying that we’re able to impact where the filter lies.
Thanks, that’s much clearer. Regretfully, I didn’t get that point at all from the original comment.
To me it sounded like someone pointing out to someone else that his emotional response is probably based on some false cached thoughts.
Yes, good news makes us feel good. But hoping you don’t have a terrible disease doesn’t make it less likely that you have a terrible disease.
If the Great Filter is in our future, then that’s where it is.
That sounds to me like hoping that there isn’t evidence that the Filter is in front, because we’d prefer the Filter was behind.
Yes, and? We would prefer the filter to either be behind or, failing that, be something good rather than bad.
Evidence which makes this seem more likely should make us feel relief. Evidence which makes this seem less likely should make us feel worried.
The cheer-leading comment is pointing out that many people have this backwards. It’s not saying that we’re able to impact where the filter lies.
Thanks, that’s much clearer. Regretfully, I didn’t get that point at all from the original comment.
To me it sounded like someone pointing out to someone else that his emotional response is probably based on some false cached thoughts.