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The Grapes of Fallibilism
BEN: “I’m promoting a culture of skepticism. That’s what I’m doing. Hey, just take a look at what you believe and what you think about stuff, and stab it in the throat. And if it lives, we’re good.” AARON: “Stabbing … Continue reading
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Degree of Difficulty
“The formal study of complex systems is really, really hard.” -David Colander
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Intellectual Humility
I think there’s an important connection between intellectual honesty and humility. A simple goal of the classes I teach is to get us all to recognize what counts as good evidence and what counts as bad evidence for a claim. … Continue reading
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No Faking: Praising Ignorance (2)
Recognizing the difference between ignorance and stupidity is a big step toward seeing that there is a positive side to ignorance. Stupidity is rightly seen as a bad thing. Ignorance, though, isn’t the same as stupidity, and so might not … Continue reading
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