Maybe I am locked in a struggle though. I am locked in a struggle for the truth

Maybe I am locked in a struggle though. I am locked in a struggle for the truth against the cult of mysticism, obscurantism, deception and justification.

Truth is a great argument to base Aristocratic Egalitarianism and Propertarianism upon. It is very hard to defeat.

Their only possible response is “I prefer to lie”.

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Curt Doolittle wrote:

Just had a thought last night as I questioned my own work: If one’s bias is one of conflict prevention, then what? Thats my bias (obviously from a childhood with too much conflict in it). How do I check my own bias?

So while I agree with the argument that all human discourse is signaling, negotiating, and justification, I wonder if not all biases are non-neutral.

Because a bias in favor of compatibilism rather than ‘winning’ seems to produce positive externalities, not biased ones.

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Jonathan Haidt 8:33 PM (7 minutes ago)

i like your point about externalities.

i also think that if you are not part of a team locked in struggle with another team, you are more likely to see the truth.

jh

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