Some Fallacies of Belief.
1. Believe X because it would be nice if X were true.
2. Believe X because evidence for the alternative, Y, is not overwhelmingly strong (even though it is stronger than for X).
3. Believe X because smart people believe X, even though I know they haven't thought about it.
4. Believe X because most people believe X, even though I have no respect for their judgement.
These are all surprisingly tempting.
1. Believe X because it would be nice if X were true.
2. Believe X because evidence for the alternative, Y, is not overwhelmingly strong (even though it is stronger than for X).
3. Believe X because smart people believe X, even though I know they haven't thought about it.
4. Believe X because most people believe X, even though I have no respect for their judgement.
These are all surprisingly tempting.
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Some more:
5. Believe Y because scary things will happen if you don't.
6. Believe Y because to believe any other way is unpatriotic.
7. Believe Y because ignorant, xenophobic, fearful people believe Y, and--what--you think you're better than them?
8. Believe Y because arguments in favor of X are suppressed by corporate media outlets.
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