tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135284651117634504.post8050435002017559351..comments2023-09-23T08:27:07.212-07:00Comments on Prof Zeki's Musings: Denial of blindness and mind blindness (or denial states)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135284651117634504.post-75492194501888179532012-03-26T00:34:39.401-07:002012-03-26T00:34:39.401-07:00Oh, what a pity! It is such a good term for descri...Oh, what a pity! It is such a good term for describing those I mention. Perhaps the term is elastic enough to encompass both groups!!S.Z.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05135219380052959664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135284651117634504.post-69815584755834580932012-03-25T20:23:45.998-07:002012-03-25T20:23:45.998-07:00Mind-blindness is a widely used term in the field ...Mind-blindness is a widely used term in the field of psychology. It refers, more or less, to an inability to experience empathy. Many folks with autism, or disorders such as schizophrenia or personality disorders, are said to have mind-blindness. So unfortunately, it's a little too late to bring this term back into vogue in the way that you want.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135284651117634504.post-59897096056299559582010-11-19T21:55:47.947-08:002010-11-19T21:55:47.947-08:00In light of the eruption of natural gas drilling i...In light of the eruption of natural gas drilling in North Eastern PA, I have found another group of people who are "mind blind": the leaders of the natural gas companies who over and over refute that the fracturing techniques employed to exert natural gas are the cause of water pollution, essentially the presence of methane gas, in areas surrounding the natural gas wells. The denial that natural gas drilling has any negative impact on the environment is a major issue. The documentaries Split Estate, and Gas Land provide examples of such blatant mind blindness by the CEO's of these major corporations. I have made it my personal goal to spread awareness of this issue to other areas of the country, as I have witnessed first hand the destruction natural gas companies are creating, while leaders deny the drilling techniques are causing any of the subsequent problems in communities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com