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It would be good if people earned credit for admitting uncertainty and changing their minds, not for defending their clique's dogmas
Drawn from what Steven Pinker said
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- Steven Pinker Cognitive scientist and author at Harvard
It would be nice to see people earn brownie points for acknowledging uncertainty in their beliefs, questioning the dogmas of their political sect, and changing their minds when the facts change, rather than for being steadfast warriors for the dogmas of their clique.
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↗Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters (Viking, 2021)books.google.com
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