"The real life example people seem to have trouble with is COVID-19 vaccine safety..."
Probably because this is already a false dilemma. Vaccine are not safe or unsafe, they are everything in between and different for everyone.
On vaccine safety there is no need for any believe or suspension of judgement. There is so much data.
"And for what? There is no upside in holding a belief that might very well be wrong.
How is that complicated? That’s beyond me."
All evidence points towards that that is just part of human nature. Everyone judges, all the time. Some of it is inescapable. For example if you believe that you never hold any believes on any subject, that is itself a believe. Because it is almost impossible to test or verify. Realizing that we have biases and then trying not to act on them is in my opinion very important.
I didn't say I didn't believe anything, I said I could live my life without holding any belief. Yes, that's a belief, and I have many other beliefs — although I bet substantially less than the average person. But my claim is that these beliefs are not necessary.
Yes, everyone judges, but some people less than others. I believe having the right wisdom about judgement make you less likely to judge people gratuitously.
"The real life example people seem to have trouble with is COVID-19 vaccine safety..."
Probably because this is already a false dilemma. Vaccine are not safe or unsafe, they are everything in between and different for everyone.
On vaccine safety there is no need for any believe or suspension of judgement. There is so much data.
"And for what? There is no upside in holding a belief that might very well be wrong.
How is that complicated? That’s beyond me."
All evidence points towards that that is just part of human nature. Everyone judges, all the time. Some of it is inescapable. For example if you believe that you never hold any believes on any subject, that is itself a believe. Because it is almost impossible to test or verify. Realizing that we have biases and then trying not to act on them is in my opinion very important.
I didn't say I didn't believe anything, I said I could live my life without holding any belief. Yes, that's a belief, and I have many other beliefs — although I bet substantially less than the average person. But my claim is that these beliefs are not necessary.
Yes, everyone judges, but some people less than others. I believe having the right wisdom about judgement make you less likely to judge people gratuitously.