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> 1. become truth-seeking How does one even begin to do that? Looking at people I know who describe themselves as "truth-seeking", it seems that it is a one wa

• pcblues 1y ago
  Tim Minchin said it well when he said to be hard on and critical of your own opinions. Among many other things :P https://www.timminchin.com/2013/09/25/occasional-address/ https://www.timminchin.com/2013/09/25/occasional-address/
• techpineapple 1y ago
  Yeah, I sort of have a counter-belief that, generally speaking the way to have the most.... Grounded understanding of everything is to be a bit dispassionate about whether or not you have the truth. Being truth seeking has probably a 80/20 chance of going conspiracy nut vs actually being honestly truth seeking. Especially if you're not trained or the subject isn't in your wheel house.
  • shw1n 1y ago
    yeah this is a very real risk
  • Nemrod67 1y ago
    we may not be wired by default to include unknown unknowns in our decision making, even when we manage to include known unknowns :p
• shw1n 1y ago
  I guess recognizing when you're desiring a certain outcome so much you put blinders on to contradicting evidence my method is to constantly try and prove my beliefs wrong, via the "oscillating" I describe in the piece