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The Nature of Agnosticism: Part 4.4

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Additional Mechanisms of Belief Persistence Additional Mechanisms of Belief Persistence Table of Contents How to Read the Argument The Causal Map Part I — Conditions That Make Closed Belief Systems Attractive Tolerance of Ambiguity and Cognitive Closure Part II — Epistemic Insulation and Information Control Thoughtcrimes and Mental Privacy Poisoning the Well and Preemptive Discrediting “Foolishness for Christ,” Thought-Terminating Tendencies , and Anti-Intellectualism ...