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Critical, skeptical thinking often isn't easy. It's not that it's unnatural, but more credulous attitudes are often easier to adopt and maintain because they take much less work. Skepticism, however, requires some training, patience, and above all practice. Most of those who seek out such training and practice are involved in scholarly studies like philosophy, but everyone could benefit from them as well. But where does one start?

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