Actualized.org - Self-Help, Psychology, Consciousness, Spirituality, Philosophy How To Discover Whats True
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Oct 28, 2019 An investigative journey into how to find what is true through personal inquiry. Short reflections on whether reason, perception, culture, or science can be trusted. Calls for radical open mindedness and testing unexpected methods. Emphasis on direct conscious experience, exposing biases, and aligning actions with claimed beliefs.
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Reject External Authority And Test Claims Yourself
- Start your inquiry by rejecting blind reliance on external authorities and take responsibility for testing claims yourself.
- Leo insists you must remain neutral and agnostic about outcomes, not defend preexisting beliefs.
Your Epistemic Preferences Are Cultural Accidents
- Cultural upbringing strongly biases which epistemic methods you prefer (science, religion, witchcraft).
- Leo highlights that birthplace and family are accidents that do not guarantee truth, so be suspicious of inherited beliefs.
Audit Assumptions And Reevaluate Regularly
- Be introspective about your own biases and attachments before judging worldviews.
- Leo warns early assumptions shape later inquiry like building skyscraper floors on a shaky foundation, so record and recheck assumptions.
