tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35477414.post5596231334236174514..comments2023-06-17T02:25:08.805-07:00Comments on the net self.: something i've been thinking about.laura.ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13638164730513113228noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35477414.post-91866458757815409882008-12-24T05:48:00.000-08:002008-12-24T05:48:00.000-08:00I like this observation very much. In fact I woul...I like this observation very much. In fact I would say it is a very pragmatic approach to not assume ill-will from others. Assuming ill will often leads to unnecessary conflict and negative emotions, completely preventable were it not for jumping to conclusions about someone's intentions, sometimes based on nothing but one's own imagination. It is as you say, almost superstitious to believe in the bad intentions of others. And when one assumes good intentions from others, it can have an almost magical transformative effect, facilitating a self-fulfilling prophecy: people treated with an assumption of good will tend to act in good will. Your post just made my day.morphogenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654228376261868835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35477414.post-88694586123325064942008-12-18T07:36:00.000-08:002008-12-18T07:36:00.000-08:00This for some reason reminds me of an article I st...This for some reason reminds me of an article I started reading: "The standard, non-repeated prisoner's dilemma poses no true dilemma about rationality, we argue. What the prisoners ought rationally to do, unless they are selfless, depends on the relationship of trust that they have or lack with one another."<BR/><A HREF="http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bpl/rati/2007/00000020/00000001/art00004;jsessionid=1qgfr6u6mn7fi.alexandra" REL="nofollow">Prisoner's Mistrust</A>, Erin Kelly and Lionel McPhersonAnthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13252583693919755922noreply@blogger.com