The fastest way to lose your objectivity is to lose your sense of fallibility. If you don’t think that you can be wrong, every decision you make feels right.
See also:
- Having a controlled self-deception is still useful in resisting status quo preserving behavior
- The easiest person to fool is yourself
- Thinking better thoughts
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Science Is True Even If You Don’t Believe in It
The beauty of science is that it’s true even if you don’t believe in it. The scientific method is an incredible discovery for producing objective knowledge which makes it durable to time, opinion, and fashion.