People will viciously defend their ideology, because it provides a shared mindspace, which helps them to make sense of reality with the help of countless others.
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There are several strategies to police the integrity of one's belief system: - Be promiscuous (woo woo!) - Ask high status peers - Certified authority ('expert', priest, media or government) - External sources based on their rational epistemology - Individual rationality
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I’ll take individual rationality especially when it comes to survival.
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I’ve noticed the same. Nobody listens bc I don’t have a PhD.
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A doctor insisted on shaking my hand, told me I was paranoid. Rheumatologist wtf does he know?
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