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The Illusion Of Opposites

January 31, 2021 by Admin 6 Comments

Another article by Paul Nieuwoudt,  Author of:  Zero Harm and a Peasant in 16th Century Europe and Another side to the story The Illusion Of Opposites A number of recent postings have explained that the words we use can be very powerful in shaping our thoughts and perceptions e.g. … [Read more...] about The Illusion Of Opposites

Filed Under: Social Psychology of Risk Tagged With: binary opposites, opposites, safe, unsafe

The Tension of Opposites and Binaries in Risk

August 26, 2016 by Dr Rob Long 6 Comments

The Tension of Opposites and Binaries in Risk We are all familiar with the symbol of the Ying/Yang - the meshing of black and white into each other signifying the merging of the two. We observe in the Ying/Yang that the white appears in the centre of the black and the black appears in the centre of … [Read more...] about The Tension of Opposites and Binaries in Risk

Filed Under: Robert Long, Social Psychology of Risk, Zero Harm Tagged With: binaries, one brain three minds, opposites, zero

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