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  • Yeah, like the certainty that if I had been subjected to identical conditions as those that brought an antagonist before me, that I would not have deviated by one atom from their path, and would find myself in the exact same shoes, clothes, skin, mind, and soul.

    And we’re still just talking about human minds.



  • There’s that–that kind of cult of personality mindset–but also I think they just choose which people they want to trust and call it objectivity. We all do it to an extent, it’s just a matter of how much intellectual and emotional legwork you put in before deciding which sources you trust (but I agree: conditionally, you should re-assess to what extend you trust your sources from time to time).


  • I think it depends on what your end goal is. Like if your ideal state is a world without pain or suffering, then you’re going to land at different points of the critical thinking investigation than if you’re xenophobic and can’t handle anyone but seconds cousins being in your vicinity.

    So yeah, critical thinking is a great tool, but I agree doesn’t come with empathy built-in.