The speaker describes a method for gaining cognitive distance from triggering statements: treating them as abstract tokens or 'words on paper' that do not have to influence you or be accepted as true, but can instead be recognized as one possible model among many.
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Unidentified Speaker — When Scientists Go Mad: The Unthinkable Thoughts We Can't T… [-dEHhh9CVHU]Evidence Quote
“you can then look at the words and then just read the words and just say, 'These are just words on a paper. They don't influence me. They don't have to influence me. I don't have to buy into it. This is one model of the world.' [4:59]”
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