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On Communities of Knowledge, Virtue Signalling, & Sacred Values vs. Consequences with Steven A. Sloman (Author of 'The Knowledge Illusion')

Scaling Knowledge

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The Implications of Sacred Values for Decision Making

People like to think in terms of sacred values because it simplifies things. It's hard to figure out what the consequences of an action are, whereas people can know whether a particular action is right or wrong. The general idea is that this may be a way to tackle some of society's more polarizing issues by reframe issues away from sacred values and towards consequences.

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