Thanks guys! A meetup would be great—I’m new to the area and don’t know too many people here.
I’ll try and slowly go through the sequences as recommended… Definitely looks interesting. I’m half-way through Bolstom’s Superintelligence right now (like most of the planet, it would seem!), so I’ll need more material soon!
Rationality with kids… It works and it doesn’t. A recent example: my son (5) is somehow afraid of zombies. I’ve been trying to have him look at this rationally: as he ever seen zombies in real life? Does he know anyone who has? Zombies often appear in stories with other mythical creatures: are those real? If they’re unreal and only appear in his dreams, what could he do about it? Maybe tell himself zombies don’t exist, so he must be dreaming? I am proud to say he has applied that last technique and told me that when they showed up, he knew then weren’t real. Problem solved? Partly. I still need to go through that same reasoning every night...
Thanks guys! A meetup would be great—I’m new to the area and don’t know too many people here.
I’ll try and slowly go through the sequences as recommended… Definitely looks interesting. I’m half-way through Bolstom’s Superintelligence right now (like most of the planet, it would seem!), so I’ll need more material soon!
Rationality with kids… It works and it doesn’t. A recent example: my son (5) is somehow afraid of zombies. I’ve been trying to have him look at this rationally: as he ever seen zombies in real life? Does he know anyone who has? Zombies often appear in stories with other mythical creatures: are those real? If they’re unreal and only appear in his dreams, what could he do about it? Maybe tell himself zombies don’t exist, so he must be dreaming? I am proud to say he has applied that last technique and told me that when they showed up, he knew then weren’t real. Problem solved? Partly. I still need to go through that same reasoning every night...