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When Your Beliefs Change, You Probably Don't Realize It

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Theories about belief

Here are academic theories about how and what we believe.

The Backfire Effect: Why Facts Don’t Always Change Minds

In a perfectly rational world, people who encounter evidence that challenges their beliefs would first evaluate this evidence, and then adjust their beliefs accordingly. However, in reality this is seldom the case.

A framework for First Principles Thinking

That was the first time I read about First Principles and it made me cry. Cry at my incompetence. But with an inkling of joy — I’d found another missing piece of the puzzle. That was over a year ago. I was a kid with a messed up thinking process — I hadn’t thought about thinking.