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The acronym didn't work as well if I extended it to Earthlings. HAMR > HEMR. Agree not everyone values changing their minds. But since you do, I think you'll e
by tonystubblebine 6y ago
The acronym didn't work as well if I extended it to Earthlings. HAMR > HEMR.
Agree not everyone values changing their minds. But since you do, I think you'll enjoy this article about falsification. The idea is to think in terms of "I believe X, but if A, B or C were true then my belief would be false."
https://medium.com/better-humans/the-falsification-mindset-how-to-change-your-own-mind-db4a0a9ae7f2?source=friends_link&sk=c86abaa9c1dd140ee079abd9b5418ad9 https://medium.com/better-humans/the-falsification-mindset-h...
- throwaway_pdp09 6y agoI'm already aware of popper and his falsification, but I'll spend a bit more time on the article, thanks. My problem is I can easily and happily change my mind if the evidence is concrete but where it is more a matter of common sense I tend to fail; "This is interesting and fun and may be useful - is it worth investing the time in?" And because it is all these, I seduce myself into spending the time on it whereas I suspect it may not be the best use of my time. Deffo not my strong point, that... Going back to the original issue of evidence swaying (or not) people, I really feel lost looking at how to some people, reality is just a hindrance to what they know to be true.