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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Category:worldviews]][[Mysticism]] can arguably be defined as a [[worldview]] which holds that intuition is always important and reasoning is always suspect, though this may be an oversimplification. (Any better definitions out there?){{seed}} | [[Category:worldviews]][[Mysticism]] can arguably be defined as a [[worldview]] which holds that intuition is always important and reasoning is always suspect, though this may be an oversimplification. (Any better definitions out there?){{seed}} | ||
| + | One corollary of this is that an idea which is ''understandable'' is generally given more creedence than an idea which is ''complicated'', even if the latter is ''verifiably true''; for this reason, mystical ideas are often quite successful [[meme]]s, as they are easily absorbed. | ||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
* {{wikipedia|Mysticism}} | * {{wikipedia|Mysticism}} | ||
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Overview
Mysticism can arguably be defined as a worldview which holds that intuition is always important and reasoning is always suspect, though this may be an oversimplification. (Any better definitions out there?)
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One corollary of this is that an idea which is understandable is generally given more creedence than an idea which is complicated, even if the latter is verifiably true; for this reason, mystical ideas are often quite successful memes, as they are easily absorbed.