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July 23, 2015

Yes, Your Opinion Can Be Wrong

The worst phrase to show up in any discussion: “It’s just my opinion.” Is your opinion informed with cogent facts? It could very well be right. And more than likely, you will not preface the statement with “It’s just my… Continue reading

January 22, 2013

6 Harsh Truths That Will Make You a Better Person | Cracked.com

LET’S DO THIS. “Do what?” you ask. I DON’T KNOW. LET’S FIGURE THAT OUT TOGETHER, MOTHERFUCKERS. Feel free to stop reading this if your career is going great, you’re thrilled with your life and you’re happy with your relationships. Enjoy… Continue reading

October 6, 2012

Combatting Knowledge with Opinion (and some Prayers)

This is a nice follow up piece for the earlier link I posted today on why we are not ENTITLED to throw our opinions around without evidence and/or expectation of being challenged by those with broader knowledge: It is more… Continue reading

October 6, 2012

The Entitlement of Opinion

The problem with “I’m entitled to my opinion” is that, all too often, it’s used to shelter beliefs that should have been abandoned. It becomes shorthand for “I can say or think whatever I like” – and by extension, continuing… Continue reading

August 25, 2012

Quora answer: What is the value of accepting paradoxes in life? « thinknet

I thought I would clarify the nature of paradox in relation to superrationality. Paradox is mixture, it is where there is mixture between contradictory opposites. However, superrationality is when you have two things at the same time but they do… Continue reading

August 2, 2012

Are the Boomers Screwing the Millennials? | Rightly Understood | Big Think

Nice piece very much in line with many things I have been saying over the last two years. It is bleak, certainly bleaker than the way generational expert Neil Howe sees things turning out. Thanks to my friend Heather Davis… Continue reading