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Comment author: JGWeissman 05 March 2011 09:16:49PM 6 points [-]

So: verify my beliefs, LessWrong.

For all my talk about examining my beliefs, I wasn't doing very well.

This is primarily about policy decisions rather than beliefs. While they are related in that beliefs about the outcomes of available decisions inform the decision, policy decisions are harder in that any decision you might support will have downsides while other decisions you oppose can have upsides. Examining your position on policy debates is a more advanced skill that examining your beliefs.