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Seminar in Tradecraft and HumInt/Moscow Rules/Moscow Rule 1

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Moscow Rule number 1: Assume nothing.

This rule starts with complete scepticism.

Examples

"The pursuit of science seems to me to demand particular courage in this respect. It deals in knowledge procured through doubt. Creating knowledge for all about all, it aims to turn all of us into doubters."

from Life of Galileo by Bertold Brecht

Student Commentary on This Rule

  • I doubt this rule is at all useful!

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