January 25, 2020: Clairvoyant (Read on SPT Episode 122)

Hi Brad and Brad,

I am loving the new single and have been listening to it on repeat here-and-there. There are some really nice layers musically and lyrically. What I've focused in on is the title itself and the term "Clairvoyants." I really had no idea what the term was or even the fact that you could use it as a noun. However, if you look up the definition it can be used as a noun or adjective.

(noun) a person who claims to have a supernatural ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact.

(adj.) having or exhibiting an ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact.

A simpler way to think of it is "One who sees clearly." However, I don't think the guys were trying to imply anyone who they are labeling as a Clairvoyant is "One who sees clearly." I did a little more digging and found some cool stuff on Wikipedia. If you look up the term "Clairvoyance" I found the following statement.

According to scientific research, clairvoyance is generally explained as the result of confirmation bias, expectancy bias, fraud, hallucination, self-delusion, sensory leakage, subjective validation, wishful thinking or failures to appreciate the base rate of chance occurrences and not as a paranormal power.

I think this is what is meant to be implied. We live under an administration that is so in denial of scientific fact that we continue to balk at the visions and plans to try to lessen Climate Change. The "powers that be" just keep stripping away all of the ideas that trying to adjust our lifestyles for the betterment of the planet is just a bunch of the "tree-hugging left" attempting to throw up more red-tape (bureaucracy) in the way of those trying to get things done. By getting things done, I mean corporations from continuing to fill their pockets rather than taking a step back and making sure they are being responsible to their own workforce and the environment around them.

Sorry to get all political here, but I'm pretty convinced the guys are going to be very political on this year's tour. I hope by this time next year, we have a different administration that isn't in as much denial as this one.

Forced to endure, what I could not forgive,

Chris

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