I have a number of beliefs that are outside the mainstream. Probably the three most controversial are listed below. These beliefs were hard to arrive at. None of them came naturally or intuitively, and all of them are a fairly significant departure from what I once believed. In many ways it would be easier if I did not believe these things. Still, these three unpopular beliefs play defining roles in what I do, and how and why I do it.
- The deliberate instruction of children is a net-negative. (Unless they seek and choose it themselves.)
- Government is unnecessary.
- Efforts to improve your own life do more good for the world than efforts to do good for the world.