Habits of The Mind -Evidence
"Without data, it is just an opinion"- slogan on my cup
I believe that the quality of or level of thinking can always be improved. I recently got through reading a wonderful book called A More Beautiful Question by Warren Berger. It detailed a technique that Deborah pioneered. It consists of five learning skills. We will explore these in the next five posts.
Evidence is the first of the five learning skills.
"Evidence: how do we know what is true or false? What evidence counts?"- Deborah Meier
We need to question whether something is true or false. Just because we want something to be true does not make it so. In my opinion we should start with assuming that it is false. Assuming falsehood is a better position than assuming that it is true. This takes the pressure off that it has to be true.
We can then focus on the second part. Whether it is true or false the only way to be certain is to seek evidence. What evidence do we need to prove it one way or another? It might require that we conduct some experiments to get the evidence. Or simply look for a source outside of our immediate surrounding.
Remember that it is better to fall in love with evidence and not your belief.
Today's question is:
"Do you always look for evidence that counts?"
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