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Faith and reason are often treated as opposites. But some philosophers believe they can only strengthen each other, including the Jewish sage Maimonides, who wrote the famous ‘Guide to the Perplexed.’
Gullibility, cynicism, pride, closed mindedness, negligence and wishful thinking. If you can use any of these to describe your reasoning, it’s likely you’re committing a sin of thought.
The psychologist proposes reason as a solution to all our problems, but telling people they must do something can backfire.
Most of us lack the expertise to evaluate climate science, but there are ways anyone can spot a badly reasoned argument.
Thanks to new deep-learning techniques, AI has the potential to analyse, improve and contribute to the process of human discussion.
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Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology, Trinity College Dublin
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Professor of Computer Science and Philosophy, University of Dundee
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Education; Curriculum Director, UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland
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Researcher, UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor of Judaic Studies, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Washington
