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Revision as of 23:26, 25 September 2016
The fundamental question of rationality is not, despite widely held opinion, "why do they believe what they believe?" but rather "why do I believe what I believe?" This is closely related to the notion of a stack trace, and can be abbreviated by asking the question "whence?"
Other questions about beliefs:
- Do I endorse the process that formed this belief?
- What are the consequences of holding this belief?
- Does holding this belief make me exploitable?
- If I didn't already have this belief, would I press a button to install it?
- What am I precluded from doing as a result of this belief?
- What is this belief made of? (images, words, felt senses, relations)
- How much would I be willing to bet on this belief?
- Is this belief falsifiable?
- What values am I trying to express with this belief?