You Dont Have a Right to Believe Whatever You Want To

"There is an ethic of believing, of acquiring, sustaining, and relinquishing beliefs – and that ethic both generates and limits our right to believe."

Highlights

  • Belief can be voluntary, but often more like an attitude or state of mind than a decisive action
  • "irresponsible beliefs" examples disregard evidence; accept gossip, rumour, or testimony from dubious sources; ignore incoherence with one’s other beliefs; embrace wishful thinking; or display a predilection for conspiracy theories
  • "creed" is a required belief

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