Many people - especially those in skeptical organizations like CFIC - talk about the importance of critical thinking. But what is it? How can we use it effectively? How do people navigate complex subject areas without developing deep expertise? Melanie Trecek-King, creator of Thinking is Power, discusses how people internalize beliefs, how they can be a part of one’s identity, why some issues become politicized, what constitutes good evidence, and much, much more.
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Time for System 0 thinking:
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As for conspiracies, even when we are reduced to System 1 and System 2 thinking, game theory with perfect information guarantees that they never persist for long if they involve more than four conspirators, which complex conspiracies always do. They can persist longer with imperfect or incomplete information, but the truth always comes out in the fullness of time...