Except for categorical imperatives @primalpoly
If you believe passionately in X, but can't imagine any evidence that would change your mind about X, then you're an ideologue about X.
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Except, utilitarian friends gave me lots of evidence that led me to doubt the existence of categorical imperatives. So, even then.
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I believe passionately that the earth is more or less a sphere, not flat. I believe passionately that Donald Trump is President.
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But I'm sure you'd be _willing_ to think about possible counter-evidence if challenged on these beliefs.
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Do you think that about real basics - things like roundness of the Earth, evolution by natural selection?
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Not often, but sometimes, esp when considering the Simulation Hypothesis
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Good exercise: find something you strongly believe, what down what realistic evidence would convince you otherwise.
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'Realistic' being important because very easy to set impossible standards for the contrary. http://www1.udel.edu/educ/gottfredson/reprints/2007doublestandards.pdf …
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A principle feature of the grazing system I employ is looking for evidence of being wrong. It's excruciatingly difficult.
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Often unpleasant, but not always as difficult as one would hope. Bottom line: It's far better discover you are wrong early, and on your own.
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