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I was recently reading Richard Hamming's The Art of Doing Science and Engineering which has a quotation (page 25) allegedly from the Buddha which I think gets a

I was recently reading Richard Hamming's The Art of Doing Science and Engineering which has a quotation (page 25) allegedly from the Buddha which I think gets at the heart of many of the issues described in the article: The Buddha told his disciples, "Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own common sense." I say the same to you--<i>you must assume responsibility for what you believe.</i>

musicale 4y ago
> Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own common sense RIP quantum mechanics, economics, public policy, law school, etc.. I do think this is good advice regarding many things however. Cryptocurrency and NFTs, for example.
- naet 4y ago
  You can still agree with your common sense on the things you mentioned (public policy, quantum mechanics, etc). Do a little research and decide if you think it's plausible or not. You can also disagree and that's fine too. There is plenty still up for debate even if you are believing the so called "experts".