"All it took was a 2-year gift subscription to Scientific American to get my distracted brain going and to realize that magical thinking is just that, and start to embrace the scientific method more"
In my case it was a Fellowship from A&M to UT Austin for a completely paid for PhD. During that time I read the NY Times and hundreds of b…
"All it took was a 2-year gift subscription to Scientific American to get my distracted brain going and to realize that magical thinking is just that, and start to embrace the scientific method more"
In my case it was a Fellowship from A&M to UT Austin for a completely paid for PhD. During that time I read the NY Times and hundreds of books in the massive UT library.
I went from being an A&M far right Republican to a newborn progressive.
Then, I had the pleasure to work in industry where I noticed, over my entire career, HUNDREDS of white engineers and exactly TWO black engineers.
About half the white engineers were hired by their parents, but, those same folks would whine and cry about "affirmative action" if they hired even ONE black guy.
I came to understand that REAL affirmative action in America is for white people.
When a black person is hired they ALWAYs have a very good GPA and resume. ALWAYS.
When a parent hires a white kid who is related to them they usually nearly flunked out by drinking beer all day every day in college.
Then, those same former and current drunks whine about affirmative action for blacks.
THAT fully converted me to what would accurately be called "eyes wide open".
"All it took was a 2-year gift subscription to Scientific American to get my distracted brain going and to realize that magical thinking is just that, and start to embrace the scientific method more"
In my case it was a Fellowship from A&M to UT Austin for a completely paid for PhD. During that time I read the NY Times and hundreds of books in the massive UT library.
I went from being an A&M far right Republican to a newborn progressive.
Then, I had the pleasure to work in industry where I noticed, over my entire career, HUNDREDS of white engineers and exactly TWO black engineers.
About half the white engineers were hired by their parents, but, those same folks would whine and cry about "affirmative action" if they hired even ONE black guy.
I came to understand that REAL affirmative action in America is for white people.
When a black person is hired they ALWAYs have a very good GPA and resume. ALWAYS.
When a parent hires a white kid who is related to them they usually nearly flunked out by drinking beer all day every day in college.
Then, those same former and current drunks whine about affirmative action for blacks.
THAT fully converted me to what would accurately be called "eyes wide open".