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By Stephen Mason, Ph.D. on April 12, 2009 in Look At It This Way

Humans have an inherited tendency to see patterns. Sometimes this is a good thing. Our ancestor who thought he spotted a tiger and ran for his life got to pass on his genes. Read More

Patterns

Submitted by Daimonic Hero on April 12, 2009 - 7:09pm.

I looked for the patterns and sure enough I found them. I sought confirmation (the consensual reality test) and sure enough I found that too.

"Seek and one will find" - but not always.

In a world of infinite possibilities, I just want people to make sense. I haven’t found enough patterns for that. I guess that’s where intellect steps down and humor steps up.

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