In cases like this, you can hold two possibilities & say 'I don't know.' That is a coherent & single position.https://twitter.com/christianjbdev/status/857987418976399360 …
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Here's a good explanation of the problem of rejecting inconsistent information.https://twitter.com/ncasenmare/status/857589095069077504 …
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That's just about conf. bias. We shld try to avoid this but in order to change mind when warranted. Not to believe contradictory things
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By 'rejecting contradictory information' I mean recognising that they can't both be true & wanting to discover which one is true.
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Of course - but big problem when people feel something can't be true because it contradicts everything else they believe to be true.
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Because it's often the case that the things you believe to be true actually aren't.
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Absolutely but whilst a refusal to live with contradictions cld motivate ppl to dismiss info they don't like, its also only way to truth.
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If we accept that the world is 4.5 billion years old and 6,000 yrs old, we can't get anywhere. What's important is how we evaluate claims.
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Dogmatism would be asserting that one is correct & rejecting other. Evaluating both & coming to provisional conclusion isn't that tho.
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