Frequently asked questions about thinking, epistemology, and cognitive tools. 1100 answers
When two ideas contradict each other, both cannot be fully true in the same sense — the tension between them is informative, not a problem to suppress.
When two ideas contradict each other, both cannot be fully true in the same sense — the tension between them is informative, not a problem to suppress.
Ideas supported by multiple independent lines of evidence are more reliable.
Ideas supported by multiple independent lines of evidence are more reliable.
Ideas supported by multiple independent lines of evidence are more reliable.
Ideas supported by multiple independent lines of evidence are more reliable.
Ideas supported by multiple independent lines of evidence are more reliable.
Connecting abstract principles to concrete examples makes them usable.
Connecting abstract principles to concrete examples makes them usable.
Connecting abstract principles to concrete examples makes them usable.
Connecting abstract principles to concrete examples makes them usable.
Tracing a chain of causes and effects reveals the full mechanism behind an outcome.
Tracing a chain of causes and effects reveals the full mechanism behind an outcome.
Tracing a chain of causes and effects reveals the full mechanism behind an outcome.
Tracing a chain of causes and effects reveals the full mechanism behind an outcome.
When A affects B and B affects A you have a system that can amplify or stabilize itself.
When A affects B and B affects A you have a system that can amplify or stabilize itself.
What is not connected to anything else is either irrelevant or disconnected by mistake.
What is not connected to anything else is either irrelevant or disconnected by mistake.
What is not connected to anything else is either irrelevant or disconnected by mistake.
What is not connected to anything else is either irrelevant or disconnected by mistake.
What is not connected to anything else is either irrelevant or disconnected by mistake.
When you draw all the relationships between elements the system structure becomes visible.
When you draw all the relationships between elements the system structure becomes visible.