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Our beliefs have led to some horrific outcomes over the past several hundred years. What interests me personally isn't how to believe less in order to avoid risk, it's how to believe in such a way that the resulting actions will improve our lives.
If you believe things, you will feel righteousness when they are (or are perceived to be) challenged.
The better question is: why do we believe what we believe? And why have these beliefs done so much harm?
We tend to implicitly accept the values of others and desire what they desire, even when it conflicts with our unique interests and abilities, which creates a painful inner conflict that is difficult to identify and articulate.
The second question is easier to answer (set good habits, etc.)
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