Summary of Julia Galef's the Scout Mindset
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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42041926-the-scout-minds... This is my favourite book. I have followed their podcast for so long. You might like the ideas in this book. Or you can watch the 1-hour lecture by her on youtube. We needs scouts to faithfully explore the territory and report back. https://rationallyspeakingpodcast.org/ by Julia Galef and Massimo Pigliucci
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42041926-the-scout-minds... When it comes to what we believe, humans see what they want to see. In other words, we have what Julia Galef calls a soldier mindset. From tribalism and wishful thinking, to rationalizing in our personal lives and everything in between, we are driven to defend the ideas we most want to believe--and shoot down those we don't. But if w…