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Key components of Receptive Skepticism come from systems theory.  Practitioners of skeptical inquiry must know systems theory, so they don’t neglect scientific evidence on how to interact with our society.   And they can not justifiably evaluate the actions of others, while neglecting systems theory. When Receptive Skepticism promotes using systems theory, it is promoting: [1]. “the foundation of couple and family psychology research and practice. Systems theory provides a set of principles and concepts that inform our understanding of human behavior…” The above link is a resource to help both demonstrate the centrality of systems theory in the behavioral sciences, and to demonstrate that any social system isRead More →

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We find out what scorn is through systems theory.  Systems respond to changes, using feedback loops.   First, toss out the everyday meaning of feedback, this is a very different scientific term, so use the scientific definition to work through this.  They get a system stable/to equilibrium: Negative feedback loop, corrects a change Positive feedback loop adapts the system with a change. Since social systems operate just like other systems in systems theory, then we just ask what are the feedback loops in our social system?  What corrects change?  Now we have found scorn, and now, we identify it right, as mechanism with a purpose in whichRead More →