Boolean variables can have two values: "true" or "false". Many people assign one of those two values to any information. People believe something to be true or not. Usually, they don't leave any place for uncertainty or further investigation.
In my opinion, this approach is too simplistic. It may be good for creating elegant theories, but it doesn't work well in real life. In life, you don't always know what is true and you have to be flexible. Running on Boolean variables leads to forming rigid belief systems and fanatic behavior.
My approach is different. I'm not saying this is the best possible way. It's just how my mind operates: I think in terms of probability. It's not like I use certain numbers. I can't give you the exact number representing my estimation of probability that Bigfoot is real. But I am never 100% sure that something is true or false.
Because of that, I don't have a single, consistent model of reality. But thanks to this I can be more effective.
Someone once told me that it would be impossible to think in terms of probability, nothing would ever be done, because you need to know something to be true in order to take action. This shows, how the whole mental structure, whole personality can be built around Boolean variables, to the point where a person can't even imagine a different mental structure.
I just have different mental structures. Different decision-making processes and different ways of dealing with new information. But I'm not unique in this. I've met some people who also think in terms of probability and they told me they are often misunderstood by other people.
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