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Bertrand Russell: On Avoiding Foolish Opinions
It isn’t essential that you know the final truth about everything in the world; and you don’t have the resources to discover it. Instead, the test to be applied to any idea is: does it work? Does your identification of things lead to the consequences you expect?
Harry Browne • How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World
It’s habitually asking “in what ways could I be wrong?” instead of “where can I find evidence that I’m right?” It’s this willingness to look at things one or two layers deeper that characterizes a higher quality of thought. While most people,
Patrick King • Learn To Think Using Thought Experiments: How to Expand Your Mental Horizons, Understand Metacognition, Improve Your Curiosity, and Think Like a Philosopher
Bertrand Russell, On Avoiding Foolish Opinions: “If an opinion contrary to your own makes you angry, that is a sign that you are subconsciously aware of having no good reason for thinking as you do. If some one maintains that two and two are five, or that Iceland is on the equator, you feel pity rather than anger, unless you know so little of arith
... See moreHolding wrong opinions in one’s head and making bad decisions based on them instead of having thoughtful disagreements is one of the greatest tragedies of mankind. Being able to thoughtfully disagree would so easily lead to radically improved decision making in all areas—public policy, politics, medicine, science, philanthropy, personal relationshi
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