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Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina At its core, proof-seeking is rooted in fear, self-doubt, and low self-esteem. What if I believe something that turns out to be false? What if I make a mistake? What if I stray too far from the herd? |
While I may be willing to accept that requiring proof is rooted in fear, I'm not sure about the self-esteem part. Does this mean that the top nobel-winning scientist of the world have a low self-esteem he says "show me and I'll believe it" when another scientist claims he can turn instantly turn a person into a frog just by touching them?
I understand that there are some things you can not have objective proof, such as lucid dreams, physics stuff. However, to state that requiring proof in the world for objective stuff that can be observed means you have low self-esteme leaves me puzzled.