Timeline for Is the term "disillusion" being used correctly here?
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| May 23, 2017 at 12:39 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| Oct 24, 2014 at 20:18 | answer | added | Resquiens | timeline score: 0 | |
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| Oct 17, 2014 at 18:07 | comment | added | Stop Slandering Monica Cellio | The latter. The apparent randomness causes one to delude one's self into thinking that the there is genuine randomness. TBH I think saying "trick ourselves into thinking" improves clarity 10 fold & I think the best answer is "use that." Will wait for answers tho. | |
| Oct 17, 2014 at 17:54 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | That depends on the precise emphasis you want to convey - does that particular "thinking" lead to us being deluded (by), or are we already engaging in the act of deluding ourselves (into), one consequence of which is that we end up thinking those thoughts? | |
| Oct 17, 2014 at 17:48 | history | edited | Stop Slandering Monica Cellio | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 17, 2014 at 17:41 | comment | added | Stop Slandering Monica Cellio | @FumbleFingers "...delude ourselves by thinking..." or "...delude ourselves into thinking..."? | |
| Oct 17, 2014 at 17:30 | comment | added | user9879 | @FumbleFingers, delude looks like a better choice, thank you. | |
| Oct 17, 2014 at 17:26 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | Disillusion is simply the wrong word. You want delude. | |
| Oct 17, 2014 at 17:23 | history | asked | Stop Slandering Monica Cellio | CC BY-SA 3.0 |