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James Smith

@thethinkersmith

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A difficult to overstate profundity that implicates a person 's consciousness more than we realize. To draw a general conclusion based upon a limited set of experiences is the fallacy of inductive inference

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If we want objective knowledge about the physical world, how can we heed [Peter] Medawar’s warning, that the intensity of our convictions is no guarantee of truth? What should we do about the fact that the truth is often counter-intuitive, and can be expected to become more so,

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Our brains didn’t evolve to “survive on the African Savanna”, nor understand the physics of the very small, large or fast. All of those are parochial. *Our* brain is there to run a mind - a genuinely creative, universal, problem solving, error correcting, explanation generator.

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"If we respect truth, we must search for it by persistently searching for our errors: by indefatigable rational criticism, and self-criticism. "- Karl Popper If you are persuaded by this knowledge then you must critically consider any sources of knowledge you are persuaded by

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An excellent example of the wisdom of abandoning the cognitive faculty inhibiting concepts of trust, faith, belief, hope, expectations...in favor of creating and constantly iterating upon active explanations.

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To experience psychological stress is an error. Same as any other error, to experience stress is an absence of knowledge. Knowledge that has, in fact, existed for millennia. A more recent example, by comparison, stems from the 17th century, from Takuan Soho: “If you put your

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If you're interested in living the rest of your life in the absence of stress/negative emotion- a solution exists. amazon.com/dp/B0F9ZK99WD #StressImmunity #Neuroscience #MentalResilience #NowOnAmazon

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If you're interested in living the rest of your life in the absence of stress/negative emotion—a solution exists. amazon.com/dp/B0F9ZK99WD #StressImmunity #Neuroscience #MentalResilience #NowOnAmazon

If you're interested in living the rest of your life in the absence of stress/negative emotion—a solution exists.
amazon.com/dp/B0F9ZK99WD
#StressImmunity #Neuroscience #MentalResilience #NowOnAmazon
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Working towards stress immunity is an unarguable objective for anyone in whom the idea is of interest and they are willing to put in the requisite work. This is precisely shared in common by all skills, and all skills are developable. amazon.com/dp/B0F9ZK99WD

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It's one thing to have no control over any random thought that enters consciousness, however, once that thought is there, it's now under the dominion of any person's effort-based thinking. With effort, anyone may learn to become immune to stress. amazon.com/dp/B0F9ZK99WD

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Every waking moment is an opportunity for a conscious experience. In the aggregate, the sum of a person's conscious experiences is what describes the quality of their life. To regulate one's conscious experience is skill. amazon.com/dp/B0F9ZK99WD