Actualized.org - Self-Help, Psychology, Consciousness, Spirituality, Philosophy Assumption Is The Mother Of All Fuckups
Nov 2, 2021
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Survival Necessitates Assumptions
- Life forces you into an existential bind where you must act and make assumptions despite deep ignorance.
- Assumptions trade truth for utility to enable survival under uncertain conditions.
Utility Hinders Questioning Truth
- The more useful an assumption is, the less likely you are to question it due to survival benefits.
- Utility from assumptions can overshadow the importance of discovering the truth.
Experiment Living Without Assumptions
- Experiment living without assumptions in daily scenarios to uncover their impact.
- Use introspection to identify and question what assumptions you naturally make.