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Old 09-22-2012, 01:41 AM   #32 (permalink)
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^I agree it's not about beating or failing at the test, ribbons

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Originally Posted by blastingas10 View Post
I don't think anyone really thinks that the note is going to cause a death. I think that simply thinking the thought makes people uncomfortable, not the note.
No offense, but I don't think you quite get it. It's not that people believe it so much as fear it. Rationally, I think most would agree that you're not going to cause any harm by writing a note because that would basically be magic. But one might still fear that possibility of hurting someone with a note and that fear can still influence ones actions. This is a test of whether or not such fear influences your thinking. It's a psychological experiment.
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