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The Opinion Razor
"I never allow myself to have an opinion on anything that I don’t know the other side’s argument better than they do." - Charlie Munger
Opinions are earned, not owed.
If you can't state state the opposition's argument clearly, you haven't earned an opinion.
“Razors” Are Rules of Th...
@SahilBloom on Twitter
20. Ad Hoc Rescue:
We grow so attached to our beliefs that we begin to defend them like lawyers defending clients, using every trick we can to find loopholes that'll allow us to keep believing. As @PTetlock said: "Beliefs are hypotheses to be tested, not treasures to be guarded."
My Friends, a New MEGATH...
@G_S_Bhogal on Twitter
Science has often been regarded as a quest for confirmation. Scientists observe nature, create theories, and then seek to prove them by amassing as much supporting evidence as possible. But we can now see that this is only a part of the truth. Science is not just about confirmation, it is also about falsification. Knowledge does not progress merely by gathering confirmatory data, but by looking for contradictory data.
Black Box Thinking
Matthew Syed
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