Quick Observations

August

Why do people reject objective reality?

August 3, 2021

By B

Quora: Why do you choose to reject reality? I don’t. True reality is key to reason. However … The Marxists, Critical Theorists, and Postmodernists do because: They reject truths (as absolute truths) set forth by others, like church morality. They accomplished this in their mind by rejecting absolute...

August

Is it possible to be both a stoic and an optimist at the same time?

August 2, 2021

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By B

Is it possible to be both a stoic and an optimist at the same time? Yes, because I think that is what stoics are - realistic optimists. A pessimist would perceive emotional responses negatively: persecution, unfairness, negative progress, etc. The pessimist is unable to find a productive...

August

How do I assess my truth?

August 2, 2021

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By B

How can one tell if they think or know something if they only think they know? I think I understand your question. :-) There are levels of confidence in truth. If only you hold the belief, it is a subjective truth. You should seek out the conflicting...

August

Why do other people’s opinions affect me?

August 2, 2021

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By B

Why do other people’s opinions affect me? Your internal beliefs conflict with their opinions in some way. Your ego wants to know that it is intellectually safe (not just physical safety). Conflicting beliefs (the opinions of others) potentially disrupt your psychic safety and sense of well being. ...

August

How can we know the truth about life?

August 2, 2021

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By B

How can we know the truth about life? Observe, develop hypotheses to explain your observations, disprove all but one by testing or more observation, then seek more hypotheses, disprove all but one by testing or more observation … and on an on. The most important habits to...

August

Why is the truth always doubted?

August 2, 2021

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By B

Why is the truth always doubted? For reason, the necessary and sufficient condition must be met. The necessary condition is met when a hypotheses fully explains the observed. Whereas, the sufficient condition is met when all known and UNKNOWN hypotheses, but one, are disproved. That sole...

August

Isn’t it every American’s duty to find the truth and accept it?

August 2, 2021

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By B

Isn't it every American’s duty to find the truth and accept it? Don’t people know that usually the liar has a motive to lie? How are so many Americans believing so many lies? Answer: (1) Find yes, accept no; (2) I bet they do; (3) They...

August

How are fallacies used in daily life?

August 1, 2021

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By B

How are fallacies used in daily life? To manipulate and/or propagandize. Fallacies are usually accompanied with fear, anger, or some other emotions producing language to encourage the target to bypass their capacity to reason. ...

July

What is the impact of being a non-critical thinker in social life?

July 31, 2021

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By B

What is the impact of being a non-critical thinker in social life? You will lack the capacity to understand the reality of others. Moreover, you will not have the tools to create a shared reality with them. As life progresses, you will find that you have little...

July

What theories in science are unfalsifiable?

July 30, 2021

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By B

What theories in science are unfalsifiable? It depends upon who you are asking. Irrational People: Those theories that proport to result in Utopia;Those theories that enhance the prestige of the proposer;Those theories that preserve the budget of the proposer. Rational People (once all scientists): None. In the scientific method, a...