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#424 - Steven Pinker - The Problem With Trying To Be Rational

Modern Wisdom

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Is This Something That Smart People Should Look Out For?

Is there a way in which each one of us can be less than optimally rational? It makes it all the harder to spot those biases in yourself. That's why we belong to communities where it isn't just up to you, but you expose your ideas to criticism. You have a community that abides by free speech so that any opinion can be voiced and then evaluated. The way we undo our bias.

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