The Primary Intellectual Virtue
Apr 30, 2021
…is being able to change your mind
“We can seldom accept even the simplest, most obvious truth if it obliges us to admit the falsity of conclusions which we have delighted in explaining to colleagues, which we have proudly taught to others, and which we have woven, thread by thread, into the very fabric of our lives.”
“If you have ever argued with a believer, you will have noticed that their self-esteem and pride are involved in the dispute, and you are asking them to give up something more than a point in argument”
“The real test is resistance to conformity with the prevailing opinion in one’s own in-group.”
