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Are You Skeptical Enough? Challenging Your Beliefs with Michael Shermer

The Science of Success

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The Importance of Freedom of Inquiry

There's a really important humility in admitting that I don't know all the answers. And oftentimes, if we can't explore and truly have an open dialogue about why certain social or political issues are the way that they are, then we can't really get to the root cause and actually solve it. When you start to criticize people for the questions they're asking, even if those questions are coming from a place of curiosity, humility, and and desire to ultimately solve an issue, that's when things start to get very dangerous.

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