The Opinion Shield is often used to protect unsupported assertions. We simply don’t want to be wrong. We may be legally “entitled to our opinions,” but that doesn’t mean we’re right, or that our opinions are equal to those of experts. Tweet added by Thinking Is Power @ThinkingPowers

Thinking Is Power

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The Opinion Shield is often used to protect unsupported assertions. We simply don’t want to be wrong. We may be legally “entitled to our opinions,” but that doesn’t mean we’re right, or that our opinions are equal to those of experts.

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Dr. Jonathan N. Stea

@jonathanstea

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@ThinkingPowers @CIRCE_team @DrAndyNo @CaulfieldTim @SkepticJonGuy @TheSGEM 🔥👍

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Thinking Is Power

@ThinkingPowers

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@jonathanstea @CIRCE_team @DrAndyNo @CaulfieldTim @SkepticJonGuy @TheSGEM

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Jon Guy (Stage 1 Turbo Answers)

@SkepticJonGuy

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@ThinkingPowers @CIRCE_team @DrAndyNo @CaulfieldTim @jonathanstea @TheSGEM

Three Times Wiser

@Threetimeswiser

2 years

A great framework to assess where you stand in your quest for knowledge: * Absolute knowledge * Personal level knowledge * Rules-based knowledge * Valuative knowledge 🔗 ✍️ @SkepticJonGuy

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Klaas van Dijk

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@ThinkingPowers @CIRCE_team @DrAndyNo @CaulfieldTim @jonathanstea @SkepticJonGuy @TheSGEM People are allowed to have the opinion that the Earth is flat.

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Akil Dasan

@akildasan

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@ThinkingPowers @CIRCE_team @DrAndyNo @CaulfieldTim @jonathanstea @SkepticJonGuy @TheSGEM This is often what people say dismissively when they uncritically follow consensus to establish facts. Anyone who disagrees with the group/tribe is ignored & portrayed as misguided; individuals have no power to refute collective dogma/prejudices; the essence of disempowerment.

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