Millennials when old

[Blazkovitz]

(05-04-2020, 12:39 PM)Warren Dew Wrote:

(05-04-2020, 07:07 AM)Blazkovitz Wrote:

(05-02-2020, 11:36 AM)Warren Dew Wrote:

(05-02-2020, 09:07 AM)Blazkovitz Wrote: -Rationalism, Millennials are definitely less prone to magical thinking than among Boomers, GIs or even Missionaries

What is your definition of "magical thinking"?  I'm curious if it matches my wife's definition.

Belief in supernatural beings, extrasensory perception, miracles. Belief that prayer and meditation can achieve anything beyond good feelings. Magical thinking is believing in anything you could use to win the Randi prize.

Thanks.  That makes sense for millenials, though I think GIs were also pretty rational.

Missionaries were prone to magical beliefs during the 2T, but then went more rational after WW1. At the same time they retained a sense of awe for the wonderful Universe. Dawkins called this experience Einsteinian religion.

Quote:My wife uses the definition "belief that policies will be effective because they are well intentioned", a form of magical thinking that Millenials seem to be at least as susceptible to as other generations.  Skepticism about that form of magical thinking may be more of an age thing rather than a cohort thing, though.

We need evidence-based politics. Maybe it will be invented during the 1T?