summarize in bullet points1614So we do plan our lives in ways that have to respect the laws of logic and cause and effect cause those laws are merciless They wont let you violate them but only when it

Laws of logic and cause and effect must be respected in planning our lives
Trust in communities of people who understand things beyond our experience
Tendency to believe in stories that make our tribe look good and reinforce uplifting narratives
Rationality tends to be confined to the here and now, but Enlightenment ideals have led to institutions that can answer bigger questions
Threats to rationality include authoritarian-nationalist and populist-right ideologies, suppression of speech in the woke left, and the spread of irrational thinking with new technologies
Institutions of rationality and truth-seeking are critical to realizing Enlightenment ideals, but must maintain credibility
Cancel culture stifles rationality by creating a fear of punishment for dissenting beliefs, leading to pluralistic ignorance and the entrenchment of beliefs