Wise Affirmations/Thinking Scientifically

Thinking scientifically begins with wonder, curiosity, exploration, and discovery.

Thinking scientifically provides a reliable way of knowing.

Thinking Scientifically is useful for reliably determining factual information in a variety of areas including the sciences, historical research, journalism, forensic investigations, legal proceedings, economics, policy development, making personal or business decisions, solving problems, choosing beliefs, and evaluating moral alternatives.

These affirmations are derived from materials in the course on thinking scientifically.

Affirmations

Select affirmations from this list and repeat them often and in the moment, either silently or out loud, as appropriate. Address each affirmation to yourself.

You think scientifically.

You wonder how our world works.

You use reliable ways of knowing.

You wonder.

You explore.

You discover.

You embrace reality.

You value evidence.

You embrace facts.

You investigate.

You experiment.

You learn from mistakes.

You rely on representative evidence.

You are skeptical.

You seek verification.

You describe uncertainty.

You are comfortable with uncertainty.

You value replication.

You value transparency.

You collaborate.

You are humble.

You value expertise over authority.

You form new hypothesis.

You are always learning.

Your understanding evolves.

You abandon falsified concepts.

You value general explanatory power over situational explanations.

You value predictive power over ad hoc rationalization.

You value explanations based on causal mechanisms.

You value consistency.

You expect consilience.

You expect coherence.

You value fewer assumptions.

You value universal principles.

You hold firm beliefs based on representative evidence.

You are objective.

You are intellectually honest.

You expect intellectual honesty.

You continuously improve your thinking skills.

You embrace reality.

You live in the real world.

You choose reliable ways of knowing.

You seek real good.