Belief Graphs: Understanding the Structure and Competition of Beliefs
2025-07-22
This article explores the structure of belief systems and how they compete. Belief systems are visualized as graphs, with core ideas as nodes and connections between ideas as edges. Challenging core ideas is like shaking the foundations, while weakening connections is like damaging the structure. The author uses the conflict between Galileo and the Church, and modern examples like "Growth-First Capitalism" vs. "Ecological Sustainability," to illustrate the stability and competitive strategies of belief systems. Understanding the structure of belief systems is crucial to counter manipulation and polarization, the article concludes.
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