Sean SD

6 Beliefs discovered | 9 Totals Votes

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The heart of skeptical science-based thinking is not a confident reliance on our senses and reason. Rather we see our brains as loaded with all sorts of survival-based biases, and that makes us want to test things repeatedly. We do not see ourselves as automatic truth detectors.

Sean SD

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There are many unanswered questions and gaps in our knowledge, and our hunger to have an answer can lead us astray. It is better to establish a bias based on what's presently testable and apply that to the mysteries, than to sprint into the mysteries as a starting point.

Sean SD

Vote 2
It is great to find fulfillment in people and careers. I've found that I can maximize that by accurately figuring out what's really there first, rather than building idols out of them.

Sean SD

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Doubt that comes from a sincere heart should be celebrated. Only people who care about truth would doubt the beliefs of their community. Doubt doesn't always lead to truth directly, but if we keep doubting ourselves this will increase our chances of eventually finding it.

Sean SD

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To have a productive dialogue, we should apply the same amount of scrutiny and flexibility to all religions and beliefs. It's hard to do in practice, but this slogan can be a guide. Do not perform more mental gymnastics than you would allow another person to perform.

Sean SD

Vote 2
When evaluating a claim of revelation, I want to know which parts of it have historically been taken literally, and among those, which are testable. Because if it turns out that those testable literal parts are wrong, I can examine how the adherents of it react to it.

Sean SD

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