Again, separate for five minutes and jot notes on the following question:

Exercise: How does the idea of choosing your beliefs “from evidence” make you feel? Are there fears that come up? About what specific beliefs does the idea of choosing your beliefs "based only on evidence" prompt some fear?

Special cases worth attention:

• beliefs about yourself
• beliefs about friends, family, and other allies (whose feelings you might hurt, or who you might alienate, if you seem to hold negative beliefs about them)
• beliefs about what goals are worth hitting

Then, reconvene and discuss (honestly, without rigging the discussion) what the consequences of accurate beliefs on the noted subjects are likely to be.