How to Think with Julia Galef [S2 Ep.13]
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The Importance of Facing the Truth
I remember reading this quote from Bertrand Russell, who is a big advocate of intellectual honesty in his day. He was talking about the importance of just facing the truth no matter what it is and not self deceiving. Maybe there's some situations where it's just really hard for a particular person to cope with the truth. And so it kind of wrecks their life for not much benefit. That seems at least theoretically possible. I feel that way sometimes when I hear other advocates of things like scout mindset or truth seeking over claim. When I hear them over claim, it kind of makes me wince a little bit like, oh, no, I don't think we can say that.
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