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The Problem of Tarnished Beliefs

Sometimes beliefs become tarnished with preconceptions based on negative emotions and baseless judgments.

It’s difficult to learn new things if your mind is closed and unwilling to consider new information.

Popularly accepted ideas may not always be accurate or true.

Sometimes people, and often a lot of them, can become convinced to believe rationally questionable ideas.

“What you see is what you get.” Unfortunately, that often may not be the case, and you would be wise to look beyond appearances.

Being successful in your career can be greatly compromised if the larger society cannot safeguard the integrity of its public discourse.

How confident are you about the validity of many of your beliefs?

No one likes to be deceived, especially by ourselves.

In today’s world of disinformation and fake news it is more crucial than ever to be able to discern fact from fiction and right from wrong.

Sometimes we have false beliefs due to things like misinformation and fake news. But sometimes it’s due to our fears and closed-mindedness.