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Re:What really happened aboard Air France 447 by konstruktor on Friday December 09, 2011 @04:34AM (#3333168)
> "This can't be happening!"

I want a device that gives me an electric shock every time I think or say this. If one can restructure one's cognitive habits in a way that replaces thoughts like this with thoughts like "What would explain this? Is this reasonable? What are the alternaives? How can I check this?", many errors will be avoided.

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Re:What really happened aboard Air France 447 by Klinky on Saturday December 10, 2011 @01:18AM (#3337113)
His statement was made out of exasperation 4 seconds before he died. There is very little he could have done to change his fate at that point.
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Re:What really happened aboard Air France 447 by konstruktor on Saturday December 10, 2011 @10:34AM (#3337712)
Still an indication of bad mental habits. And it doesn't strike me as out of line with his actions (complete disregard of the empirical information he had) the minutes before.
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