Know Thyself 42: Steve Rathje on Identity and Reason
Jul 30, 2019 ·
41m 20s
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Who are you going to believe -- the group or your own eyes? Answer (all too often): The Group. In the fascinating and wide-ranging discussion with Psychologist Steve Rathje, we...
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Who are you going to believe -- the group or your own eyes? Answer (all too often): The Group. In the fascinating and wide-ranging discussion with Psychologist Steve Rathje, we take a hard look into:
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- what reason is and why we developed it
- how our need for belonging drives our beliefs
- why we ignore inconvenient evidence
- whether it hurts worse to listen to the other side or get a root canal
- how even listening to conflicting evidence can threaten our identity
- why being smart can lead you deeper into error
- how Occam's razor can cut the wrong way
- how enemies can fulfill some of our deep needs
- what can be done to incentivize truth over tribalism
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