Critically Evaluating the Ingredients to Beliefs
As human beings we inescapably use information to form beliefs (i.e., conclusions) on all manner of things. As such, information necessarily constitutes the premises to our beliefs, structuring their very path. Erroneous, irrelevant, or incomplete information would, therefore, misguide any beliefs. Given the sheer volume of information that modern life hurls at us, critically evaluating information in service of the formation of conclusions regarding important matters becomes indispensable. Critically evaluating guidance of any sort is undoubtedly an entire science in and of itself. No singular blog post could ever serve as a sufficient exposition. This post is merely an insufficient exposition on this matter. It should also be mentioned that the best practices discussed ahead are suitable for issues one can, for the most part, think about coldly and objectively ( e.g., when considering the recommendation of an alternative route to one’s destination from a taxi driver). On t...