Six Immune Disruptive Ideas

1) beliefs are private , no one else’s concern
• half true
◦ One person has access to them (they are private)
• But it has indirect effects on the society
• Ex: beliefs of parenting affecting the child
• Ex2: beliefs of vaccines

Belief that beliefs are prevent—->prevents the examination of bad ideas—->loosing mental immunity


2) we have a right to believe what we like “everyone is entitled to their opinions”
• Meme
◦ Excuse for attitude and intellectual laziness
• Hold someone accountable for their beliefs



3) values are subjective
• right and wrong does not matter
• Different minds value different things
• Values are mind-dependent “you value freedom, i value law”
◦ Sometimes blocks moral objection


4) we have no standing to criticized other people’s value judgement
• all you need is curiousity
• “Does political contribution affects our ability to govern” “who’s to say”
◦ Kicks the can down the road
◦ Responsibility avoidance
• Our current polarizing political environment
◦ Comes form decades of neglect
• Anyone who has a sense of right or wrong has good standing to voice about them


5) basic value commitments are not subject to rational assessment
• If you rely on ideals that seem to be accepted without questions
◦ You are affected
• Ex: religion etc


6) questioning people’s fundamental beliefs are offensive
• avoid the discomfort to rethink core beliefs
• Good question is not a personal attack, focus on the validity of the issue