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Low grey matter and not being taught to reason.
Parallelomania is the very first thing I nip in the butt of someone interested in the philosophy of history, willing to learn but making bizarre connections. I have to work them through rational exercises of if you were a primitive civilization and wanted to build something monolithic, what's the first kind of structure you can build that is massive, time consuming, and doesn't require complex tools? A mound.
And you can find mounds all over the world.
What is the next easy, obvious step once you mastered rudimentry stone working? A pyramid of some sort.
It doesn't mean ancient peoples traveled the world spreading the secrets of a mound or building a big pyramid. It's fairly simple to self discover in the abstract. And aliens certainly didn't come and teach us how to build large piles of dirt.
If they grasp this, we move on to harder stuff. If they don't, I give up. Hopeless.
Parallelomania is the very first thing I nip in the butt of someone interested in the philosophy of history, willing to learn but making bizarre connections. I have to work them through rational exercises of if you were a primitive civilization and wanted to build something monolithic, what's the first kind of structure you can build that is massive, time consuming, and doesn't require complex tools? A mound.
And you can find mounds all over the world.
What is the next easy, obvious step once you mastered rudimentry stone working? A pyramid of some sort.
It doesn't mean ancient peoples traveled the world spreading the secrets of a mound or building a big pyramid. It's fairly simple to self discover in the abstract. And aliens certainly didn't come and teach us how to build large piles of dirt.
If they grasp this, we move on to harder stuff. If they don't, I give up. Hopeless.
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@uikakarotuevegeta Plenty of people have high IQ without having Asperges.
The reason Asperges is now considered to be the high end of the spectrum for Autism is because, regardless of IQ and functionality, both conditions are caused by the same kinds of non-neurotypical features of the brain (under MRI scans) -- it's only a matter of how severe and intense the abnormalities are.
And, both conditions suffer similar symptoms:
- inability to shut out background sensory stimuli,
- high stress when overloaded with stimuli,
having to change routine or environment,
- meltdowns (extreme rage) when overloaded by stress,
- tendency to fixate and become hyper-focused on particular passions, skills, or areas of expertise
- unique sense of humor,
- unusual and extremely rigid ideas of ethics/morality.
It is simply a matter of degree of severity of this cluster of symptoms.
The "cut-off" point between high and low functioning ASD is whether the person is verbal and can, as an adult, keep a job and look after themselves (and perhaps others).
The reason Asperges is now considered to be the high end of the spectrum for Autism is because, regardless of IQ and functionality, both conditions are caused by the same kinds of non-neurotypical features of the brain (under MRI scans) -- it's only a matter of how severe and intense the abnormalities are.
And, both conditions suffer similar symptoms:
- inability to shut out background sensory stimuli,
- high stress when overloaded with stimuli,
having to change routine or environment,
- meltdowns (extreme rage) when overloaded by stress,
- tendency to fixate and become hyper-focused on particular passions, skills, or areas of expertise
- unique sense of humor,
- unusual and extremely rigid ideas of ethics/morality.
It is simply a matter of degree of severity of this cluster of symptoms.
The "cut-off" point between high and low functioning ASD is whether the person is verbal and can, as an adult, keep a job and look after themselves (and perhaps others).
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Pinkstarburst · 51-55, F
@Confined Research into records has uncovered so many govt lies (doesn't matter what side of politics) that it's true we now feel we can't rust anything they say. When politicians lie, it's usually Machiavellian -- deliberate and motivated by appearances and votes. But most of the time, when they're putting a distorted spin on facts, I believe they know they're distorting the truth to the point of a lie. I think they're cynical and believe voters are stupid and gullible - especially those who believe in loyalty as first value.
Diotrephes · 70-79, M
@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout That's one weird- looking human.
TheOneyouwerewarnedabout · 46-50, MVIP
@Diotrephes neigh
Diotrephes · 70-79, M
@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout The creature has human legs so it could never walk like a horse.
BlueSkyKing · M
Starcrossed · 41-45, F
@Starcrossed Mmm... but why?
And if one belief is weird, what makes another not?
And if one belief is weird, what makes another not?
Tracos · 51-55, M
Because it helps them make sense of other weird beliefs
TrashCat · M
Becauae Jesus is weird
Sidewinder · 36-40, M
Good question...
Gibbon · 70-79, M
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@ToddpicogramakaSatan Yep, I'd guess that often comes into it...
Maybe a combination of not knowing how to research the facts and possibilities of something, and
having a motive to believe it.
Maybe believing in a weird conspiracy (without evidence & and when the alleged conspirators could get no possible gain) is a way of reacting against hyper-authoritarian or controlling parents.
Or maybe it's convenient to believe tobacco does no harm because getting a fix of an addiction feels so good.
Maybe...
Maybe a combination of not knowing how to research the facts and possibilities of something, and
having a motive to believe it.
Maybe believing in a weird conspiracy (without evidence & and when the alleged conspirators could get no possible gain) is a way of reacting against hyper-authoritarian or controlling parents.
Or maybe it's convenient to believe tobacco does no harm because getting a fix of an addiction feels so good.
Maybe...
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Adogslife · 61-69, M
@SomeMichGuy That’s actually a really good example. So, it’s been since 1935’s WPA…