An hour spent researching a study's legitimacy is wasted time for someone who would rather spend that time playing ball.
I agree, and it's often wasted time for me as well. However, I think the benefit of healthy skepticism isn't particularly intangible compared to many other 'benefits'... What I'm saying is that we shouldn't seriously accept what we can't be bothered researching. Life is full of unanswered and unanswerable questions, it helps to be aware of and at peace with that.
> An hour spent researching a study's legitimacy is wasted time for someone who would rather spend that time playing ball.
I agree, and it's often wasted time for me as well. However, I think the benefit of healthy skepticism isn't particularly intangible compared to many other 'benefits'... What I'm saying is that we shouldn't seriously accept what we can't be bothered researching. Life is full of unanswered and unanswerable questions, it helps to be aware of and at peace with that.
There is benefit but it is a benefit of knowledge, intangible. You have to value that already or you won't see any benefit. An hour spent researching a study's legitimacy is wasted time for someone who would rather spend that time playing ball.