The Implications of the Book Mistakes Were Made (But Not By Me)
From the description of the book we read:
We humans believe and defend what we prefer to be true in so many ways. This is something we should agree about based on the human sciences. What does this imply? We're all in the same epistemological boat. It means we're all in the same boat. Again for emphasis, WE ARE ALL IN THE SAME BOAT.
The sciences conclusively show that this is how we all think for the most part. Except that there are people who are better critical thinkers than others because they understand this about themselves. For once someone understands what the sciences tell us then that person will question what he claims to know. Such a person will be more demanding of hard evidence before concluding much of anything. Such a person will, in the end, be a skeptic.
The major implication is this: We are all in the same boat THEREFORE we should be skeptics. It's the only reasonable position to take based on the sciences. The only way to escape this conclusion is to reject the sciences. Good luck with that.
Buy the book. It's eye opening!
Backed by years of research and delivered in lively, energetic prose, Mistakes Were Made but Not by MeI read it and loved it. Fascinating stuff here about cognitive dissonance and how we deceive ourselves to resolve it. The implications of this book are that we should all be skeptics and trust the sciences. Let me briefly explain.offers a fascinating explanation of self-deception—how it works, the harm it can cause, and how we can overcome it.
We humans believe and defend what we prefer to be true in so many ways. This is something we should agree about based on the human sciences. What does this imply? We're all in the same epistemological boat. It means we're all in the same boat. Again for emphasis, WE ARE ALL IN THE SAME BOAT.
The sciences conclusively show that this is how we all think for the most part. Except that there are people who are better critical thinkers than others because they understand this about themselves. For once someone understands what the sciences tell us then that person will question what he claims to know. Such a person will be more demanding of hard evidence before concluding much of anything. Such a person will, in the end, be a skeptic.
The major implication is this: We are all in the same boat THEREFORE we should be skeptics. It's the only reasonable position to take based on the sciences. The only way to escape this conclusion is to reject the sciences. Good luck with that.
Buy the book. It's eye opening!