Introduction: Philosophical Pyrrhonism states that when someone does not suspend judgment (SOJ) about non-evident matters, ataraxia automatically follows and is thus free of fears. Cannabis use...Show moreIntroduction: Philosophical Pyrrhonism states that when someone does not suspend judgment (SOJ) about non-evident matters, ataraxia automatically follows and is thus free of fears. Cannabis use should moderate this because it can influence divergent thinking. Methods: SOJ is measured with 10 self-developed statements (4 argumentative and 6 intuitive) and the GAD7 measures ataraxia. We expected that a high score on SOJ predicted a low score on GAD7. And we predict that more cannabis use leads to a lower SOJ score. The N=207, with 19 missing. The average participant was 21,526 years old and did not use cannabis (49.6%). Of these, 19% were men and 70.4% were women (1.12% falls under other). Results: EFA showed that SOJ loads on 4 components. In the simple regression analysis, the normal distribution assumption was not met, so we analyzed the Adjusted Rsquare. There was no significant effect (R2Adj = .011, p = .071, df: 205). The intuitive questions did have a significant effect (R2Adj = .032, p = .006, df: 205). The multiple regression analysis with the moderator was not significant (R2Adj = .007, p = .117, df: 204). Discussion: SOJ does not significantly predict ataraxia. There is a small effect between SOJ-intuitive and the GAD7. But this effect is most likely due to 4 confounding variables in the SOJ questionnaire (see EFA) and a spread of anxiety due to time pressure. Cannabis use has no influence on this effect. Future research is needed to clarify confounding variables and biases.Show less
