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WWB Key Ideas
Timeless ideas at the intersections of science, philosophy, critical thinking, and history.
MODE:
~
4 minutes
of short abstracts.
10 key ideas.
1.
When evidence threatens identity, even obvious truths can be ignored.
2.
Despite popular belief, we did not spend a lot of time in caves. We do find lots of artifacts in caves, and we tend focus on them too much. This is our preservation bias.
3.
Choosing bread isn’t moral failure; it’s a classic example of “present bias,” where immediate needs, present desires, overpower long-term thinking.
4.
A straw man fallacy replaces a real argument with a weaker version, making it easier to attack but harder to reach truth.
5.
Logical fallacies are not random mistakes: they follow recognizable strategies that derail reasoning.
6.
Good thinking isn’t just about asking big questions like the Fermi Paradox—it’s about recognizing the biases that shape our answers and staying open to possibilities far beyond our current understanding.
7.
Immigration policy fails when emotion replaces structure and enforcement ignores proportionality.
8.
Humans have evolved in the last 50,000 years, just not into a new “species.”
9.
Radiometric dating such as Carbon-14 and Potassium-Argon is scientifically sound, but it’s true that scientists need to carefully rule out contaminants.
10.
Heuristics are natural mental shortcuts that speed decisions. Cognitive biases are ingrained thinking errors. Both are reinforced by experience. Both help us move forward quickly, but neither belongs to formal logic.
Done. Refresh for another set.
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