I do think it's possible to overcome. If there's any rationalist skill I feel I've developed to a notable level, it's the ability to scrutinize my own internal monologue as it occurs rather than trying to work out after the fact what I was thinking, so while part of me was urging me to accept it to prove my impartiality to myself, I was able to notice this as I was reading it.
it's the ability to scrutinize my own internal monologue as it occurs rather
Do you have any advise on how not to become internally polarized? I sometimes find myself wanting something to be true but then when I realize that (I want something to be true) some part of me try to compensate for my "emotional favoritism", and I end up with one side dismissing anything I would like to be true in a somewhat compulsive manner and another side inducing negative emotions every time it's candidate gets knocked down.
Sam Harris, in his recent article called The Fireplace Delusion, tries to make you feel what it's like to react to a cached belief being irreparably destroyed. Just incase you forgot what your apostasy (if you had one, of course) was like in its early stages.
What are some of the Fireplace Delusions you've come across in your days?
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