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There is a subtle false dilemma there. That we have to believe one way or the other. A better policy would be to assign some degree of belief to both possibili

There is a subtle false dilemma there. That we have to believe one way or the other. A better policy would be to assign some degree of belief to both possibilities.

raxxorrax 7y ago
> The current conventional wisdom is that checking backfires. And a not so subtle imputation which probably has a much larger effect on the willingness to look at facts in the first place. But I want everyone not sharing my opinion to be irrational too.