Re:Strong beliefs, loosely held
by lgas on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @06:02PM
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The value in having (true) beliefs comes in being able to predict the future more accurately and therefore make better decisions.
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Re:Strong beliefs, loosely held
by fictioncircle on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @06:11PM
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Tbpfh, that is only true for people of above average ability to remain calm in the face of failure.
I've seen many, many people make dumb decision after dumb decision despite having all the facts because of emotions.
When irrational actors are the ones making decisions, knowing facts won't necessarily help you and may end up coming back to bite you. As they say, the world around you can stay irrational longer than you can stay sane.
I was referring to you, the individual as being the decision maker. If you are irrational there's nothing I can do to help you. The reason we should want to believe true beliefs is the same reason we should want to not be irrational.