Intellectual Humility: A Guiding Principle For The Skeptical Movement?

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Although psychologists have yet to converge on a consensual definition of intellectual humility, most concur that it encompasses an awareness of one’s intellectual limitations and biases (Church and Samuelson 2016; Leary et al. 2017; Lilienfeld and Bowes 2020); an appreciation of alternative perspectives; and an acknowledgement that the evidentiary bases of one’s beliefs are often incomplete (Alfano et al. 2017; Whitcomb et al. 2017).

This is taken from quite a lengthy and very well referenced article in the Skeptical Enquirer: https://skepticalinquirer.org/2020/09/in...-movement/

I haven't yet read it all but I think the idea makes a lot of sense, and am reminded of the saying circa: "It is a pity that the ignorant are always so certain whereas the wise are so full of doubt."

Seems to me that intellectual humility is far more likely to win over the faith heads than professed certainty, in part due to the fact it might inspire them to examine their own beliefs from a dispassionate, non-partisan MO.