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Does this imply that it does not matter which cult attractor you happen to stumble into, or that there is nothing to be done about that in your opinion?
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I assume that it is not so much about the opinion forming process, which is presumably universal for humans, but their ability and willingness to learn and listen and be critical thinkers. So, when criticizing a position, make sure to present your position to be more attractive.
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You already seem to assume that you should privilege the mind virus that you currently host?
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Why not just aim for the more modest goal of providing evidence for your factual and political views?
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If a worldview is complex enough it usually has no difficulty to provide lots of what looks like evidence.
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There can be no such evidence. The relevant error-correcting process is played by skepticism. Be willing to update your models and assumptions with new information. There’s no such thing as a foundation for knowledge. Only sets of interrelated theories.
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Of course there is. The people that thought that they were created by a supernatural due to being being updated on that by some cult had an inferior opinion forming process when compared to Aristotle or Darwin.
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maybe a useful question is, under what conditions is each group's opinion forming process most effective
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Agree, efficacy is the thing. The effect. The result. The real world impact. It can be used to compare, and only in hindsight, and only with interpretive lens. Unfortunately this tiny analysis rendered the question impotent. It is just one analysis, and tiny, though
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