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Public Truth Systems

3 Truth Hammers

Public truth = Science + Law + Journalism.

CRITICAL THINKING START

Think Well Path: 5-4-3

Start here if your first question is:

“How do I think more clearly?”

The Think Well Path begins with the tools of judgment. You’ll explore how ideas form, how reasoning works, how thinking goes wrong, and how public truth is tested through science, law, and journalism.

This is the 5-4-3 path: Five Thought Tools, Four Mind Traps, and Three Truth Hammers. It is TST’s practical path for sharpening your mind, testing claims, and building intellectual discipline.

CORE READING

TST Framework Series

A 5-4-3 structured model for disciplined thinking.

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Three Truth Hammers

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Lived from 1711 to 1776. 12 Generations Ago.

Scottish Enlightenment Philosopher

Skeptical Empiricism

Hume is asking you to calibrate your belief in statements. Even in your spiritual claims. Hold onto all your spiritual beliefs, if you want, but calibrate them against reality. Things like love, compassion and kindness can be measured empirically. Things like Valhalla, Heaven, or Hell cannot. Believe in both types but calibrate. Understand which claims have real evidence. This is how you protect spirituality from false certainty. Awe, meaning, compassion, and transformation are real human experiences. There is no need to pretend every claim is true. Believe carefully. Let confidence rise with empirical evidence.

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Critical Thinking

Quote

“The historian without his facts is rootless…the facts without their historian are…meaningless.”

E. H. Carr
1961

Philosophy of History

Carr supports the heart of empirical narrative realism: evidence anchors history, but reason shapes the retelling. The facts keep the historian grounded in reality; the historian gives those facts sequence, context, and meaning. Always ask how much confidence each reconstruction deserves.

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Philosophy

FAQ

Debating History: Should We Say “Dark Ages” or “Middle Ages?”

Epistemology

Modern historians prefer “Middle Ages” because “Dark Ages” simplifies a negative time too much. Still, the adjective dark points to something real: a period when tolerance narrowed and knowledge was lost. Language should evolve—but we shouldn’t lose the philosophical insight older labels were trying to express. The same is true in daily life. Categories help us think quickly, but people are always more complex than the labels we give them. Walk a friendlier journey with others by using labels as careful tools, not identities.

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Critical Thinking

FAQ

What is the preservation bias?

Preservation Bias

08 Aug 2026

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Critical Thinking

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Law

08 Aug 2026

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Science

FAQ

Is “the speed of light” really the best name for the universe’s maximum speed?

Relativity

08 Aug 2026

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Public Truth Systems

Testing claims against reality.

Truth Hammers are review-based public truth systems that help societies test claims against shared reality. They do not create truth, but they provide structured ways to review claims, challenge error, and move closer to it.

Deep-Dive Articles

Epistemology Idea of Ideas Philosophy of Fiction

TST Philosophy of Fiction: Imaginative Realism

Michael Alan Prestwood July 1, 2026

Fiction is not created from nothing; it is the recombination of real impressions into imagined things.

Idea of Ideas Philosophy of Fiction THINK WELL

Irrational Ideas: The Subtypes

Michael Alan Prestwood April 6, 2026

When you encounter an irrational idea, first ask whether it is speculative or disproven.

Idea of Ideas

Irrational Ideas: The Subtypes

April 6, 2026

When you encounter an irrational idea, first ask whether it is speculative or disproven.

Philosophy of History

TST Philosophy of History

March 3, 2026

History is the empirical past. Historical writing is rational narrative that aligns with reality.

Idea of Ideas

Idea Theory Framework

February 7, 2026

The Idea Theory Framework within the Idea of Ideas is a promotion ladder for ideas to move from speculation to hypothesis, theory, and law.

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Philosophy of Law

Nonpartisan: The Federalist Papers and Presidential Impeachment

Impeachment is not a normal criminal trial. It is a constitutional political process designed to protect the public trust when federal officials abuse power, show ...