The Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy

Apophenia is the very human capability of making meaning out of the chaotic data of the world. It’s pattern recognition: Jesus on your toast. But Carl Jung advocated for careful attention to the phenomenon of coincidence. John C Lilly takes it one step further, saying coincidence should be read as a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Clare Hammoor, Evelyn Walker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Library of Humanities 2017-01-01
Series:Body, Space & Technology Journal
Online Access:https://www.bstjournal.com/articles/4