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> Roy Schestowitz stated in post 2822314.PnXxR9tc5M@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on 7/5/11
> 1:07 AM:
>
>>>>>> To clarify (as I did earlier), I am not for the elimination of religions.
>>>>>> They have tremendous historical importance and they can be taught in
>>>>>> school, in culture/history classes (and all the major religions can be
>>>>>> taught, not one).
>>>>>
>>>>> Yet Homer claims your views are otherwise... as he has done with me and as
>>>>> he did with Schwartz.
>>>>
>>>> I know nothing of Schwartz.
>>>
>>> The Paradox of Choice discussion where Homer repeatedly talked about what
>>> Schwartz (the author) thought and believed and wanted - but never was able
>>> to quote Schwartz actually saying the things he claimed... and I was able to
>>> pull up multiple counter quotes from the book in question (I happen to have
>>> a copy and to have read it).
>>>
>>> Homer even admitted he had no copy of the book and had not read it - he had
>>> no idea what he was talking about.
>>>
>> Well, since I don't even know the author it means not much... out-of-context
>> quotes are a nasty tactic in this debate, which Creationists also use to
>> fraudulently claim Einstein to be an theist (he was vocally saying the
>> opposite when these distortions started to spread).
>
> Homer did not even try to pull up quotes to back his claims. It was just
> complete fabrications on his part. Homer went on and on about how Schwartz
> was pushing for people to limit the choices of others, how Schwartz thinks
> people are "stupid", how Schwartz wants all people to think alike (sometimes
> worded as thinking like slaves), etc. Just loony stuff. Here is an
> example... Schwartz's view:
>
> <http://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_on_the_paradox_of_choice.html>
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> "[Is the world we live in with more choice than in the past]
> good news or bad news? The answer is: yes. We all know what
> is good about it so I am going to talk about what is bad
> about it. All of this choice has two effects - two negative
> effects on people: one effect, paradoxically, is that it
> produces paralysis rather than liberation. With so many
> options to chose from, people find it very difficult to chose
> at all. I will give you one very dramatic example of this, a
> study that was done in investments in voluntary retirement
> plans ... for every 10 mutual funds offered, the rate of
> participation went down 2%. ... The second effect is even if
> we manage to overcome the paralysis and make a choice we end
> up less satisfied with the result of the choice than we would
> be if we had fewer options to chose from.
> -----
>
> And Homer's questions about his view:
>
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> So tell me this: what laws would you enact to prohibit people
> from being individuals with unique preferences, and thus
> prevent people from having choice (and making choices for
> others)?
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> Civilised society needs product and service providers. A fair
> and balanced market provides sufficient choice to cover
> everyone's needs. For the most part we already have that,
> with certain notable exceptions, but campaigners like
> Schwartz would like to remove that choice, because he claims
> it's bad for us.
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>
> Just complete fabrications. Bizarre.
I might try to catch up with these works.
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~~ Best of wishes
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