My Axioms
by js chin
1. Science is the best tool available to understand the natural order of the material space within and around us.
1.1. A summary: http://i.imgur.com/bktwQ.png
1.2. There are built in self correcting mechanisms to the scientific method, so that when new information becomes available, it can be revised to accomodate.
1.3. Science provides the most object approach to understanding ideas & information.
2. All ideas should be considered equally & objectivley.
2.1. To fully understand an idea, it is beneficial to receive the idea directly from the source (or as close as possible to it) instead of letting other people/sources tell you what the idea is about.
2.2. No one knows everything about everything.
3. Critical thinking should be practiced when determining if something is true.
3.1. Everyone (including me) is subject to Cognitive bias.
3.2. Our natural intuitions can be mistaken, as illustrated by thought exercises like "The Monty Hall" dilemma and the "Stroop Effect"
3.3. We are all subject to the potentially false patterns of understanding that come from the various aspects of our psychology (i.e. Psychology of Belief, "No one is perfect")
3.4. People tend to present/look for information that confirms their own ideas and omit the information that contradicts.
4. When something isn't certain, the option that is "probable" should be believed over competing options that are "possible".
4.1. As new data and information become available, ideas move towards being more or less likely.
4.2. The most 'probable' option is not necessarily "true'.
