Inquiry. Using all our mental gifts to test an assertion’s truth.

- Do the numbers add up? Fake numbers often don't.

- Does the narrative have a logical flow? Lies often break apart (careful! Consipracy theories are often very consistent)

- Aethetics. Lies are often repulsive to our soul (Nazism, socialism -> see nihlism). Careful again; sometimes its “the ugly truth”

- Dialectic (for lack of a better word. Not Hegel’s type. Whatever that was). Engage and hear out someone who disagrees

- Meditate. Close your eyes and release. And overlooked Truth might pop up.

- Look around you. Does the narrative fit your observed reality? Careful! There’s observational bias.

Keep tabs of who has the courage to defend positions they disagree with.

Keep tabs of those who reveal themselves sycophants

You don't even read carefully!

Terrible reader. Poor listening skills generally. I get disoriented when ppl talk to me except for few individuals in certain settings. At school I liked math because I could just derive the whole thing myself and ignore everybody.

Known personal flaw.

(Im also on the tail end of a week of COVID fever. I’m literally delusional?)

Now, you are an exceptional reader to have spotted that as a general trait as opposed to a once oversight. This is very rare and, despite our disagreement, kudos to you!