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- The reason we reason - To win arguments, not for the pursuit of truth. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/05/the-sad-reason-we-reason/ 2 comments
- The production of arguments is biased - as a fact of human nature... but winning an argument is more correlated with having the truth on your side. I feel like this article + comments neatly summarizes my love hate relationship with politics and why I keep coming back for more. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/05/the-sad-reason-we-reason/ 5 comments politics
- Reasoning was not designed to pursue the truth. Reasoning was designed to help us win arguments. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/05/the-sad-reason-we-reason/ 45 comments philosophy
- Reasoning isn't about the truth - it's about winning arguments http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/05/the-sad-reason-we-reason/ 11 comments science
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