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I agree, but more generally, philosophy takes more or less as an axiom the idea that a person's beliefs should not be self-contradictory. Many people operate without any such axiom, or (more importantly) without awareness that such an idea exists. Probably any type of scientific training contributes to raising consciousness from this very low base level.
With that view, another issue is to what extent philosophy and scientific training are more attractive to people that have a tendency to avoid compartmentalization and to what extent studying philosophy and science assists in/amplifies the ability to propagate beliefs, if at all.
It seems like the sort of study that goes into these areas of study would provide the learner with heuristics for belief propagation, though each area might come equipped with unique heuristics.