The Work Required to Have an Opinion
[H/T MOHIB EBRAHIM] -- FS.BLOG -- FARNAM STREET -- While we all hold an opinion on almost everything, how many of us do the work required to have an opinion? Great thinkers, like Darwin, did the work necessary to hold an opinion. Doing the work counteracts our natural desire to seek out only information that confirms what we believe we know. Doing the work means you can't make up your mind with a high degree of confidence right away. Doing the work forces you to challenge your beliefs because you have to argue from both sides. You become the somewhat impartial judge. What's on trial is your opinion. ...
