Thou shalt not take sides: Cognition, Logic and the need for changing how we believe

We believe in many different ways. One very common one is by supporting ideas we like. We label them correct and we act to dismiss doubts about them. We take sides about ideas and theories as if that was the right thing to do. And yet, from a rational point of view, this type of support and belief i...

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Main Author: Andre C. R. Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Physics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphy.2016.00007/full