Wisdom Builder
Quick Hits
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Religion.
Quick Hits
10 random key ideas.
1.
Column summary:
Confidence in ideas increases with alignment with reality — aligning with Popper, probability thinking, and intellectual humility.
2.
Quote:
- Roger Williams.
- May 6, 1682..
Meaning:
We don’t know exactly when Roger Williams was born, nor died. For his birth, we don’t even know the year. He was born circa 1602. For his death, we know for sure it was 1683 and around March.
3.
From History: born 354
Life is full of hard choices. In situational ethics, clear-cut right and wrong tend to give way to reducing harm or choosing the lesser of two evils.
4.
The first century of the United States was shaped primarily by Protestant culture, Deism, and Enlightenment ideals
5.
Quote:
- Thomas Aquinas.
- circa 1265.
Meaning:
Situational ethics, like Just War Theory, can be brought down to your life. When you cannot turn the other cheek, strive for a response that is proportionate and never exceeds the harm done.
6.
From History: Reference Date: 2200 CE (+/- 50 years)
Start to live your life better now by sorting truth from belief with honesty. Let science guide the observable, reason guide what is coherent, but hold spirituality humbly.
7.
Article summary:
Explore the use of this term over the centuries.
8.
Quote:
- William Kingdon Clifford.
- 1877.
Meaning:
Clifford argued that personal belief is a moral responsibility to humanity, not just a private habit. You have a moral obligation to be careful what you believe.
9.
From History: 76,000 BCE
By 76,000 BCE our cognitive ability meets emotional intelligence. Is this when we started believing in one story?
10.
The question of a creator is currently an unknown, and likely an unknowable. Belief in a creator is a personal matter, and not part of public truth.
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