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SINGLE: On Persuasion

2024/7/14
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Undeceptions with John Dickson

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Rationality often supports our pre-existing beliefs, acting as a backup to our intuitive decisions, according to Jonathan Haidt's research.

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Reasoning can take us to almost any conclusion we want. We ask "Can I believe?" if we want to believe, or "Must I believe?" if we don't. We can persuade ourselves easily. Only through humility do we stand a chance of approaching something more in line with the truth.