Deutsch Explains on X: "A model of the mind that thinks of the mind as a set of consistent propositions, with occasional inconsistencies that we then fix, I think, is very far from the truth. It's not a set of ideas, and it's not a set of propositions, because propositions have a definite truth value,…" / X
twitter.com/DeutschExplains/status/1758496080524652819
Feb 16, 2024
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Deutsch Explains on X: "The misconception that knowledge needs authority to be genuine or reliable dates back to antiquity, and it still prevails. To this day, most courses in the philosophy of knowledge teach that knowledge is some form of justified, true belief, where ‘justified’ means designated as…" / X
twitter.com/DeutschExplains/status/1757598762631893063
Feb 14, 2024
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(1) Deutsch Explains on X: "Paradoxes seem to appear when one considers the implications of one’s own fallibility: A fallibilist cannot claim to be infallible even about fallibilism itself. And so, one is forced to doubt that fallibilism is universally true. Which is the same as wondering whether one might…" / X
twitter.com/DeutschExplains/status/1757225683200192935
Feb 13, 2024
1
Stranger in a Strange Land Quotes by Robert A. Heinlein(page 14 of 15)
www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/908211-stranger-in-a-strange-land?page=14
Feb 10, 2024
2
Stranger in a Strange Land Quotes by Robert A. Heinlein(page 11 of 15)
www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/908211-stranger-in-a-strange-land?page=11
Feb 10, 2024
1
Stranger in a Strange Land Quotes by Robert A. Heinlein(page 10 of 15)
www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/908211-stranger-in-a-strange-land?page=10
Feb 10, 2024
1
What is Arete - CEOIQ
ceoiq.com/what-is-arete/
Feb 7, 2024
1
Why a bank robber thought covering himself in lemon juice would help him get away with it
qz.com/986221/what-know-it-alls-dont-know-or-the-illusion-of-competence
Feb 5, 2024
3
Deutsch Explains on X: "Rather than imitating behaviour, a human being tries to explain it – to understand the ideas that caused it – which is a special case of the general human objective of explaining the world. When we succeed in explaining someone’s behaviour, and we approve of the underlying…" / X
twitter.com/DeutschExplains/status/1753793084536615163
Feb 3, 2024
1
UnLearn with Prasanna on X: "@louispereira Upload the problem and let the brain process it. I think there is science behind that. It works." / X
twitter.com/unlearnprasanna/status/1753733892790771994
Feb 3, 2024
1
Silicon Stoic on X: "If something is fragile, its risk of breaking makes anything you do to improve it or make it “efficient” inconsequential unless you first reduce that risk of breaking. - @nntaleb" / X
twitter.com/TheSiliconStoic/status/1752606202771485171
Jan 31, 2024
1
Deutsch Explains on X: "A person acquiring a meme faces the same logical challenge as a scientist. Both must discover a hidden explanation. For the former, it is an idea in the minds of other people; for the latter, a regularity or law of nature. Neither person has direct access to this explanation. But…" / X
twitter.com/DeutschExplains/status/1752510027137466585
Jan 31, 2024
1
Deutsch Explains on X: "@derspiegel: Is there such a thing as truth? @DavidDeutschOxf: Yes, there is a truth. But we are unable to recognize it as such. When we say we are looking for the truth, we really mean that we are looking to correct errors in our existing knowledge. When we advocate a theory,…" / X
twitter.com/DeutschExplains/status/1752446308323914129
Jan 30, 2024
1
In praise of ignorance
takingchildrenseriously.com/in-praise-of-ignorance/
Jan 29, 2024
2
Rick and Morty and the Meaning of Life | HackerNoon
hackernoon.com/rick-and-morty-and-the-meaning-of-life-6640df17e263
Jan 13, 2024
3
Yin-yang thinking – A solution to dealing with unknown unknowns?
i2insights.org/2019/12/03/yin-yang-thinking-and-unknown-unknowns/
Jan 7, 2024
5
Why It’s Good To Be Wrong
nautil.us/why-its-good-to-be-wrong-234374/
Jan 7, 2024
9
Interviews — Greg Egan
www.gregegan.net/INTERVIEWS/Interviews.html
Jan 5, 2024
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The reality of the Danish fairytale
world.hey.com/dhh/the-reality-of-the-danish-fairytale-78069fbf?fbclid=IwAR1D6u7gyYs9twQOB9K0EK-VG5DUgjNhORmUtQCG8tPwbpLXvh0OLnQeg-s
Jan 5, 2024
2
Wayne Marsh on X: "@DeutschExplains Error Sensitivity means more errors... And that's a good thing. Subtle things that tend to get missed/ignored can then be dealt with before they compound into something much bigger and badder... NB: Hindsight can be a good thing and catastrophes are useful to learn from (If…" / X
twitter.com/WayneLMarsh/status/1741428529235980577
Dec 31, 2023
1
The evolution of culture
takingchildrenseriously.com/the-evolution-of-culture/?fbclid=IwAR2138diCch3wypCnTNA2Ggt6XNZmiyWTf5-nRJzpCSfHlTMq6f0TW6KgLk_aem_AWCVYozHYS32jrlHRTECg3mXZZBQWWB9rfLxVTCceijPnxxRL0hZEmOtQa4INGaYDTg
Dec 7, 2023
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Posts with replies by Wayne Marsh (@WayneLMarsh) / X
twitter.com/WayneLMarsh/with_replies
Oct 22, 2023
1
(166) David Deutsch on Optimism - YouTube
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX-K63pVPTM
Oct 9, 2023
1
The Many-Worlds Theory, Explained
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-many-worlds-theory/
Oct 1, 2023
1
Karl Popper and the Beginning of Infinity — Jed Lea-Henry
www.jedleahenry.org/popperian-afterthoughts/2021/1/17/karl-popper-and-the-beginning-of-infinity
Aug 25, 2023
4
Open-endedness: The last grand challenge you've never heard of
www.oreilly.com/radar/open-endedness-the-last-grand-challenge-youve-never-heard-of/
Aug 19, 2023
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Cognitive neuroscientist explains why stupidity is an existential threat to America
www.alternet.org/cognitive-neuroscientist/
Aug 4, 2023
3
What Is Tao?
www.scribd.com/read/153950001/What-Is-Tao
Jul 27, 2023
Innovation Requires Seeing the Present (Not the Future) with Greater Clarity
jayacunzo.com/blog/innovation-requires-seeing-today
Apr 11, 2023
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