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mthoms on Sept 7, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: What If Evolution Bred Reality Out of Us?

I've always had this exact personal belief but have never seen any relevant studies. Are you able to share any sources? Thanks.

btilly on Sept 7, 2016 [–]

Our tendency to see patterns is well-documented. See http://www.drjudithorloff.com/Free-Articles/Psychiatric-Anna... for one of many, many articles on the topic.

The issue of depression and realism is more controversial, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depressive_realism. I'm personally inclined to accept it.

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