tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post6820402946457119745..comments2024-03-26T22:16:26.572-04:00Comments on Terrierman's Daily Dose: Nescience in the World of DogsPBurnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-11133122786692764942014-11-20T18:34:32.583-05:002014-11-20T18:34:32.583-05:00My mother was a fifteen year old French prostitute...My mother was a fifteen year old French prostitute named Chloe with webbed feet...Jeff T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01520811975339950553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-8525444645711211022014-11-20T17:18:42.973-05:002014-11-20T17:18:42.973-05:00How long have you thought this way? Tell me about...How long have you thought this way? Tell me about your mother...<br /><br />:)<br /><br />PPBurnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-44980921036608653712014-11-20T13:36:52.026-05:002014-11-20T13:36:52.026-05:00And to pile on: Psychologists are jargonists in se...And to pile on: Psychologists are jargonists in search of a science using dubious data, confirmation bias and "discovery" of already known facts. Similar to animal ethicists and behaviorists they are adrift in a sea of self-delusion and opinion. It is exactly nescience.Jeff T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01520811975339950553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-45091648674853664152014-11-20T12:15:11.510-05:002014-11-20T12:15:11.510-05:00It's funny that to prove your point (which I t...It's funny that to prove your point (which I totally agree with) about people and their knowledge and competence that you would cite a study by practicioners of that King of Pseudoscience- PSYCHOLOGY! This bankrupt "science" is the embodiment of all the points made in this post- "rationalization... wishful thinking... motivated reasoning.." Think about your actual experience- as you know most people are stupid- that's a given- but really- do you honestly think most competent people are diffident about their skills? The ideas of psychology are seeping into the dog world with all the PC controversy about training and vets claiming to be "behavioral experts". Really- the motivations, actions and thoughts of most people and dogs are an "eternal mystery" as you say- charlatans with Ivy league degrees in Psychology or now "neuroscience" are just professional bullshitters- the very people I admire you for calling out. Psycholgy is the misdivination of the mysterious and obfuscation of the obvious...Jeff T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01520811975339950553noreply@blogger.com