Find the Truth With the "Six Filters" Method

Generally, no one source can ever produce absolute truth.

Adams lists the six filters of truth, and why each cannot stand alone:

1.

Personal experience (Human perceptions are iffy.)

Experience of people you know (Even more unreliable.)

Experts (They work for money, not truth.)

Scientific studies (Correlation is not causation.)

Common sense (A good way to be mistaken with complete confidence.)

Pattern recognition (Patterns, coincidence, and personal bias look alike.)

(Three if you count common sense. )

That’s a lack of consistency.

The more filters your information can pass through and remain consistent, the more likely it’s true.

The Six Filters for Truth| Sources of Insight

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