Derek Thompson
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Appearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
It is something that is true whether or not you believe it.
The world is more like a sphere than it is flat.
Sorry, flat earthers.
That's just the way it is.
On the other end of the spectrum is faith.
Faith is a conviction that does not require evidence.
So God rewards the righteous.
No evidence is required for a matter of faith like that.
Beliefs are something different.
Beliefs sit in between fact and faith.
A belief is a conviction that is open to revision based on new evidence.
And what makes beliefs so special is that they can change.
You can put down the ones that don't serve you and you can adopt the ones that do serve you.
So beliefs are tools, not truths.
Beliefs are tools, not truths.
But I was holding my beliefs to the standard of fact.
If it's not a fact, I'm not gonna do it.
And so I would disconnect from all religious tradition.
And it doesn't have to be like that.
There is another option.