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System 2 and Conviction

Sub-section arguing that System 2's compulsive need to confirm impossible events actually deepens astonishment — the spectator's own logic is weaponized against them.

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The Paradigm Shift vol. 1

Michael Close · 2018

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Record created June 23rd 2026 by Ryan

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