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Is it important to you that your [[beliefs]] are objectively true? Or do you care more about whether they are [[emotionally]] satisfying? Or whether they conform to the [[Cultural norms|norms]] of your [[in-group]]? | Is it important to you that your [[beliefs]] are objectively true? Or do you care more about whether they are [[emotionally]] satisfying? Or whether they conform to the [[Cultural norms|norms]] of your [[in-group]]? | ||
<blockquote>''"All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them."'' -Galileo Galilei </blockquote>The importance of truth can be found under [[trust]], [[lying]], [[misinformation]], [[critical thinking]], [[reality]], and [[science]]. <blockquote>''"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened."'' -Sir Winston Churchill</blockquote>How can you tell whether you are honestly pursuing truth or falling victim to [[wikipedia:Cognitive_bias|cognitive biases]] or [[wikipedia:Fallacy|logical fallacies]]? These are discussed on the [[science]] and [[critical thinking]] pages. | <blockquote>''"All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them."'' -[[wikipedia:Galileo_Galilei|Galileo Galilei]] </blockquote>The importance of truth can be found under [[trust]], [[lying]], [[misinformation]], [[critical thinking]], [[reality]], and [[science]]. <blockquote>''"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened."'' -[[wikipedia:Winston_Churchill|Sir Winston Churchill]]</blockquote>How can you tell whether you are honestly pursuing truth or falling victim to [[wikipedia:Cognitive_bias|cognitive biases]] or [[wikipedia:Fallacy|logical fallacies]]? These are discussed on the [[science]] and [[critical thinking]] pages. | ||
<blockquote></blockquote> | <blockquote>''"Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies."'' -[[wikipedia:Ralph_Waldo_Emerson|Ralph Waldo Emerson]]</blockquote> | ||
If [[Beauty]] is Truth and Truth Beauty, then [[Fractal Geometry of God|Fractals]] represent the essence of both.{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHkX67Ijuok||center|Keats's Ode on a Grecian Urn|frame}} | If [[Beauty]] is Truth and Truth Beauty, then [[Fractal Geometry of God|Fractals]] represent the essence of both.{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHkX67Ijuok||center|Keats's Ode on a Grecian Urn|frame}} | ||
Revision as of 20:51, 30 December 2024
Is it important to you that your beliefs are objectively true? Or do you care more about whether they are emotionally satisfying? Or whether they conform to the norms of your in-group?
"All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them." -Galileo Galilei
The importance of truth can be found under trust, lying, misinformation, critical thinking, reality, and science.
"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened." -Sir Winston Churchill
How can you tell whether you are honestly pursuing truth or falling victim to cognitive biases or logical fallacies? These are discussed on the science and critical thinking pages.
"Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
If Beauty is Truth and Truth Beauty, then Fractals represent the essence of both.