tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165044694341896839.post840012097628901513..comments2024-02-29T06:51:50.242+01:00Comments on Daniel Pargman's academic homepage: Social media, modernity and superstitionpargmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17208443783482286491noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165044694341896839.post-5048005577755101222011-11-15T08:08:32.274+01:002011-11-15T08:08:32.274+01:00Aha, "the experience of seeing meaningful pat...Aha, "the experience of seeing meaningful patterns or connections in random or meaningless data". I guess conspiracy theorists have their fair share of that and then some more.<br /><br />On the other hand, what about MMO games where *everything* (the whole world) in fact does have a structure and is there just for your pleasure. Would that make notorious World of Warcraft players more likely to see meaning (in everyday life) where there isn't any...? Hmmmpargmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17208443783482286491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165044694341896839.post-36409298347723367982011-11-14T19:39:37.988+01:002011-11-14T19:39:37.988+01:00I will take the risk of being cursed and instead p...I will take the risk of being cursed and instead provide you with an academic concept: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ApopheniaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com