RULES 0.1

Be Open-Minded.

Use the minimum number of rules.

Don't be Reductive.

Be Charitable.

Consider the most and least charitable interpretations.

Don't Interrupt.

Don't Jump to Conclusions. (aka 'no prejudice')

No 'hasty generalizations'

Don't Project. (Don't jump to the conclusion that others are like you)

Don't Transfer (Don't jump to the conclusion that one relationship is like another)

Don't skip proper research.

Don't comment on videos you haven't watched.

Be Respectful.

Don't Test Rules You Already Know.

Don't test personal boundaries.

Don't question or argue with personal boundaries.

Respect each other's privacy.

Don't Say Anything Unfounded.

Therefore don't teach religious fundamentalism to children.

Don't speak confidently if you can't back it up.

Speak confidently if you can back it up.

Don't demand evidence you won't hear.

Radical Breathing.

Radical Listening.

Be Honest. (Radical Honesty -- be honest especially when you expect it to harm you.)

Be Scientific

Always include controls in your thinking

Balance Base rates with case data

Be Fair to Everyone.

Observe the right to face one's accuser.

Presume innocence.

Be Humble.

Always ask when someone uses a word you don't know.

Be literal and direct

Don't ask questions you don't want the answer to.

Don't pretend requests are factual questions.

Don't pretend imperatives are options.