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How to ThinkIn the Age of AI
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Surface and explicitly label contradictions between beliefs…

Surface and explicitly label contradictions between beliefs rather than resolving them prematurely, treating the tension as data about incomplete frameworks.

Why This Is a Principle

This principle follows from axioms about cognitive dissonance (Cognitive Dissonance Drives Information Avoidance) and belief perseverance (Belief Perseverance Against Contradictory Evidence). It prescribes how to handle contradictory beliefs rather than describing the nature of contradiction itself. The Intel example demonstrates this principle.