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Political beliefs are based on feelings, not facts
Political beliefs are based on feelings, not facts

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Our politics are more heated than ever before, and fed by our belief that we’re right while others are wrong. William James shows us that our beliefs aren’t a rational appraisal of the facts, but influenced by our emotional temperament. . . .

Our politics are more heated than ever before, and fed by our belief that we’re right while others are wrong. William James shows us that our beliefs aren’t a rational appraisal of the facts, but influenced by our emotional temperament. We shouldn’t rely on ideology to decide what is true, but look at what works in practice instead.  There are times and places when multiple beliefs and ideologies compete for our attention. We’re in one of them today – scroll the internet, and much of the noisiest and most engaging content is political. Elon Musk’s recent interview with Trump gained 95 million views, while political movements across the world, from left to right and from uprisings in …

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