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Many of our ideas about the world are based more on feelings than facts, sensibilities than science, and rage than reality. We gravitate toward ideas that make us feel comfortable in areas such as religion, politics, philosophy, social justice, love and sex, humanity, and morality. We avoid ideas that make us feel uncomfortable. This avoidance is a largely unconscious process that affects our judgment and gets in the way of our ability to reach rational and reasonable conclusions. By understanding how our mind works in this area, we can start embracing uncomfortable ideas and be better informed, be more understanding of others, and make better decisions in all areas of life.
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This would be a simple non-sequitur as the conclusion does not follow.
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answered on Thursday, Jun 27, 2019 11:50:28 AM by Bo Bennett, PhD |
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And, yes, Jim, although you didn't use a bunch of fancy philosophical terms, your analysis is dead on target. Good work.
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answered on Thursday, Jun 27, 2019 12:24:16 PM by Bill |
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