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Research Determines Women Can Keep a Secret For 47 Hours
A study of 3,000 women aged 18-65 has found that the average woman cannot keep a secret for longer than 47 hours. The study also found that four out of ten admitted that they were unable to keep a secret, no matter how personal or private. Michael Cox, UK Director of Wines of Chile, which commissioned the research, said, "It's official - women can't keep secrets. We were really keen to find out with this survey how many secrets people are told. What we didn't bank on was how quickly these are passed on by those we confide in. No matter how precious the piece of information, it's often out in the public domain within 48 hours."
This just keeps getting better and better! I understand every word in this analogy, but the the whole thing just refuses to makes sense! Are you on the talk show circuit or something?
Nope. Just a guy who happens to know what he is talking about.
This study, like astrology and whatever the hell the parent poster was raving on about, share one similarity. They are results and methods promoted by and for people who seek mental shortcuts to understanding the world. It's a tempting strategy certainly, but in the long term, you're better off trusting in getting it done right.
I agree. Now how about you go and do some of that rather than just talk about it.
I'm betting you've done zero research beyond turning your nose up at the odd newspaper astrology section and Chinese place mat, --all in accordance with the opinions of the authority figures in your life, (like any good pack animal). --It's true that newspaper astrology is silly, but my opinion for why this is so also happens to be valid because I've taken the time to actually research the subject. It's annoying, yes, but knowing what you are talking about DOES require that you actually study the subject in question rather than simply seek those mental shortcuts, as you aptly put it.
Astrology is valid. But you wouldn't know that unless you leave your comfort zones and do some digging into taboo areas of knowledge and risk being ridiculed by other cowards. Most people are not capable of this, and so they remain happy in their ignorance while pretending to be rational thinkers. People frightened of laughter are tiny beings of little power or consequence.
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