Scientific Interpretation: Why does "fortune telling" sound so accurate?

Fortune telling is a common name among the people. The academic title is prediction, and the academic study of fortune telling is called Yi Xue, also called Shu Shu. The core of this theory is the branches of Yin-Yang and Five Elements and the Eight Diagrams Yijing, and the theoretical system is complex and profound. Fortune-telling in a narrow sense is a prediction of the date of birth, while fortune-telling in a broad sense includes reading numbers, palm reading, eight diagrams and six hexagrams, Taoism, geography, geomancy and so on. Ancient divination and divination belong to fortune telling.

Similar to the western horoscope legend, China's fortune-telling is another traditional culture.

First, subjective verification-self-subjectivity

Experience: ta doesn't know me, but she describes me clearly. It's amazing to know your past life!

The experiment says: Even if ta turns everything upside down, you will still feel right, because your brain will consciously "subjectively verify".

1948, Professor Bertram R. Forer made an experiment. He asked his students to do a personality test questionnaire. After the students worked hard to fill out the questionnaire, Foley told everyone that the teacher would analyze the students' questionnaire and everyone could get their own personality analysis results. The next day, Professor Foley prepared a bunch of identical personality analysis reports and handed them to the students, and then asked the students to rate the consistency between this fake personality analysis report and their own personality. The results show that the average coincidence rate is as high as 85%! Students have said: teacher, you are too awesome!

The above experiments are only a small part of a lot of research done by Professor Foley. Professor Forer's research found that in the face of a vague description, people often put it in the right place with their own situation, and then feel very accurate. This trend is called "Forer effect". Psychologists believe that "Forer effect" can explain why some people believe in pseudoscience, such as astrology, tarot cards, psychological test games and so on.

In psychology, the cause of "pre-effect" is considered as the role of "subjective verification". Subjective verification means that when there is an idea that describes you personally, you are likely to accept it.

In our hearts, "self" occupies most of the space, and everything about "me" is very important. Our license plate number, ringtone, computer desktop and bedroom wallpaper will be carefully designed by ourselves to reflect our unique personality.

Subjective verification can affect us, mainly because we want to trust our hearts. If we want to believe something, we can always collect evidence to support ourselves. Even if it doesn't matter, we can still find a logic and make it conform to our own ideas. Xiao Qiang crashed in the dormitory next door. Why? Who told this boy not to trust Brother Chun?

Second, fabricate the future-unknown fate.

Some people don't know what fortune-telling and geomantic omen are, so they explain them at random or think they are superstitious. These are the people who are most fascinated, and there are quite a few.

Buddha disapproves of fortune telling, because once people understand the cause and effect, they know that all their experiences now are determined by the karma created in the past, and the karma created now determines the future, so they don't have to forget their future. Mystery is the most important thing.

People's future is unpredictable, and the result of fortune-telling seems to be a reference road. Once you follow it, it can help you enjoy success, instead of waiting for death, but it needs your own efforts.

Techniques such as fortune telling can only help others solve temporary emergencies, and it is difficult to really help people solve problems. But all magic numbers are based on the theory of Tao, so it sounds more reliable. As long as there is no harm in telling people's fortune, we can all take it as a warning and don't believe that our fate has been decided.

I believe that the sages left us handfuls of keys to the truth. The real treasure is not the key, but the truth we want to open.

Third, the probability event-the selectivity of information.

What is not allowed will not be said everywhere, and it has no dissemination value. Only what is allowed will be passed on, so what is heard is usually "accurate".

In essence, this is still a mathematical probability problem. ?

Because of the accuracy and inaccuracy again and again, the fortune teller can gradually accumulate his loyal customers. ? I remember there seems to be a story in America. A person sent a letter to many people, predicting the stock market tomorrow, half guessing that it would go up and half guessing that it would go down. Continue to write to the right half the next day. After several rounds, a stock god was born.

Fortune-telling is just a kind of speculation, which adds the guesser's subjective assumptions and the good wishes of the guessed. It is different from a naked scam, just wishful thinking.

Summary: As the saying goes, one knows one's destiny by thirty. Be your own fortune teller, be psychologically prepared in advance, handle contradictions and events well, avoid contradictions to the extreme, and control your own destiny.

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