the big problem in learning this valuable way of thinking was figuring out how to practice it, not knowing the theory.
This post is one of my very first forays into Less Wrong, and this resonates with me deeply. I recently finished The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan and felt this there, as well. He does so much to extoll the scientific method without directing readers how to exercise the discipline. Acknowledging that writing a primer on rational thought was probably not one of his goals, it still left me wondering where modern people ought to turn for such a primer.
How does one get in the reps?
I have a suspicion this might be the place, although the barriers to entry seem a little intimidating. This comment is my first attempt at dipping my toes in to see how the water feels. This post was the first one that gave me some confidence to do so.
This post is one of my very first forays into Less Wrong, and this resonates with me deeply. I recently finished The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan and felt this there, as well. He does so much to extoll the scientific method without directing readers how to exercise the discipline. Acknowledging that writing a primer on rational thought was probably not one of his goals, it still left me wondering where modern people ought to turn for such a primer.
How does one get in the reps?
I have a suspicion this might be the place, although the barriers to entry seem a little intimidating. This comment is my first attempt at dipping my toes in to see how the water feels. This post was the first one that gave me some confidence to do so.