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25 Mar 2021, 2:59 pm
Full title: Soldiers and Scouts: Why our minds weren't built for truth I Julia Galef
Looks like she published it recently (as she was discussing at the Q&A toward the end).
There was a lot of interesting content in here, including both her highlights of Daniel Kahneman's work, debates some of evolutionary psychology's claims that soldier mindset as she calls it is more fit to purpose, and showcases what she calls the 'graph of despair' where Republicans and Democrats, as scientific literacy increases, actually diverge more in their opinions on global warming - which means that education doesn't fix the primary problem. Someone I actually didn't hear her bring up much is George Lakoff, I think his work sits pretty well with a lot of this.
Either way - it's a great discussion of why our politics are as messed up as they are and it doubles as a great discourse on why you won't change anyone's mind online about anything (unless you're on a particular subreddit dedicated to that):
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25 Mar 2021, 3:03 pm
While I have no doubt that Julia Galef is an exceptionally intelligent person, it is equally fair to point out that her bio does not list either scouting or military service in her background.
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25 Mar 2021, 2:59 pm
