Constellation fan _ constellation superstition

Why are you addicted to constellations?

Astrological effect

(conversation record)

Q 1

Xiao Hu:

Hello, teacher, today I want to talk to you about constellations. Nowadays, many young people love to analyze their personalities against the online horoscope raiders. Why are we so obsessed with constellations?

Du Junfei:

I received a guest this afternoon. He told me that there are four constellation masters giving lectures in Shanghai, which is very sensational.

In the matter of constellations, entertainment is ok, but if you take it seriously, you are wrong.

There is a weakness in human nature: I don't know my own abilities and I don't believe in my own abilities. At this time, he will tend to seek an unknown power to dominate himself.

For example, when a person can't control the flood, he will believe that the gods or river gods are controlling himself. He went to the temple to pray that heaven or river gods would help him have a good harvest.

What's the difference between this superstition and the constellation? It makes no difference.

When people are around? In ignorance, he always hopes to overcome his fears in a simple way and find a solution to uncertain problems. For example, after praying and sacrificing for the river god, that person always feels sure about the future.

This is the weakness of human nature.

This is a shortcut to self-liberation, but it is not clever and uncivilized. Obsessed with constellations, this is not a ladder of progress.

Can you imagine? There are 12 constellations, and each constellation in China has more than 100 million people. According to a cluster, how similar are these to be classified into a constellation? But many people think that since they are a constellation, their marriage and love patterns are similar, and the business rules are the same. do you believe that？

What if you don't believe me? The constellation master will invent a more detailed division method and further cluster the constellations carefully until you believe it.

You will even be surprised to find that the astrologer's description of your own constellation is very similar to your actual situation, and you will find it very effective.

Therefore, this has become a dream that many constellation fans can't get rid of.

But in fact, this is a psychological illusion in itself. I think it is very similar to you, because its description of you is actually a vague generalization.

For example, I told Gu Jiu that I think you are generally smooth, but you have encountered some bumps in the last two years. This sentence can't be wrong Since it has been two years, how can there be no ups and downs in these two years? You didn't land on the moon, did you? Didn't you buy it as gub? You didn't get real estate, did you? Did you find a boyfriend? These are ups and downs, and you can always respond to this abstract sentence.

Therefore, a constellation master will give people a lot of frame descriptions, which we call "Barnum effect", also called "constellation effect", and people will think that this general personality description conforms to their own characteristics.

People will be more willing to accept adjectives when they can't find accurate quantifiers. When he finds that there is a very simple way to control his own destiny and describe his existence, which is much easier than the brave knowledge or scientific test, he will naturally choose the easier one.

It is difficult to find the world, and it is more difficult to find yourself than to find the world. At this time, if you use constellations to solve such an important problem as how to find yourself, why not?

I have talked about fans before, and their attitude towards love beans is the same: it is difficult to climb the peak of life, but I can easily "realize" my dream of life by pinning my idols. Isn't this super happiness?

People's obsession with constellations may enter such a trap in life: it is easy to escape difficulties and reality emptiness. More importantly, people are compromising their weaknesses, and they will avoid entering real thinking.

It is the same thing that a farmer prays for the land in the land temple and a constellation fan prays for the constellation owner. What if we say it? Well, many people may feel uncomfortable, but if it is unscientific, it is true.

There is no scientific data, no scientific process and no logical proof in Underground Palace and Constellation Collection. It is "innate knowledge." There is no argument, even no argument, only one argument, and this argument is empty, floating and mythical.

Q2

Xiao Hu:

So how can we get rid of the trap of Barnum effect?

Du Junfei:

How to get rid of it? Study hard, of course.

If you really have the ability to know yourself, you don't care so much about Barnum effect. How should one know oneself? The more theories you master and the more real knowledge you know, the more perfect your logical thinking will be, and at the same time you will have the courage to discover and know yourself. At this time, you don't have to rely on the Gregorian calendar to regulate yourself.

Constellation, watch it, as a talk, as fun, but if you are serious, you will lose.

Q3

Tang Xiao:

But, teacher, I think constellations still have some positive effects. Because some people believe in horoscopes, purely for a psychological comfort or an incentive. For example, when I am in the "reversal period", I will look at the horoscope. If I am not good at horoscope, I will choose not to believe it. I only believe in what I think is positive, and I will use it as a driving force to motivate me to move forward.

Du Junfei:

Your cognition is a little more positive than what you just said, but the positive is limited.

In psychology, your behavior is called selective cognition. You chose the content that is beneficial to you, but you still haven't got rid of it. Bound by ignorance, you may think you are excellent. Why do you have to selectively prove yourself from the constellation? Moreover, the evidence itself is unreliable.

A man said, shall I go out to the theatre today? Then I will roll the dice. If the dice roll to six, I will go. As a result, five hands were thrown, and none of them was six points. You say to yourself: I must throw a 6. Ok, it's six o'clock. I'm going to see a play. This is not self-deception. What is this?

So you're still not confident. If you are confident, you will know that watching a play is the right choice. You don't need to roll the dice, let alone God roll the dice for you. What should you rely on? It is rational judgment. I think the play is worth going, so I'll go. If the judgment is scientific, then I still have to believe in myself.

The more rational a person is, the more confident he is, and the farther away he is from superstition.

Thank you for reading this lesson. See you next time.

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About the author: Du Junfei, professor of Nanjing University, doctoral supervisor.

This article first appeared in Duke (Dknju20 16).