8. The Power of Lightly-Held Beliefs
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What makes a good skeptic? Is it dismissing things that don\'t conform to your own beliefs about how the world should work from a scientific perspective? Or is there a more nuanced approach that allows you to -- occasionally-- change your mind? This episode is about how I think we should all take a step backward and realize that much of what we think we know about the world is probably wrong, anyway.
\\nBook Reference:
\\nCarl Sagan (1996) "The Demon-Haunted World"
\\n#beliefs #science #humility
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