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This document discusses skepticism and evidence-based thinking. It makes three main points: 1) Knowledge is based on understanding evidence, while belief can exist without evidence. Skepticism requires compelling evidence, not faith, for accepting claims. 2) People are good at convincing themselves of things that conform to their views and filtering out contrary information. We compartmentalize our thinking and hold contradictory beliefs. 3) Our brains evolved to prefer comforting beliefs over objectiv

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