I prefer logic to magic, science & history to pseudophilosophy & mythology, nature to fantasy. I don't have an emotional need for wishful thinking.What do you think of the law of attraction as a philosophy, especially in relation to what becomes manifest in life? — Jack Cummins
For a non/anti-idealist, I think the two – folk psychology & statistical mechanics, respectively – are not at all related in any significant way.To what extent is intention of importance in the understanding of causation?
IMO, (e.g.) hindsight / confirmation bias + confusing correlation with causation + hasty generalizations = magical (wishful) thinking. Jack, I bet you believe "everything happens for a reason" because "there is no such thing as coincidence". :sparkle: :roll:I notice a clear link between my intention and what happens. — Jack Cummins
Read Schopenhauer. Read Husserl et al. Read Sartre et al. "Intention" (i.e. folk psychology), mate, is still front and center in much of (continental) philosophy.But, it may be that the role of intention is underplayed in academic philosophy, because of the influence of determinism.
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