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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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Learn How to Think
“And I’m a big believer that the most important thing that a kid can learn in school is how to learn and how to think. If Malia and Sasha, my two daughters, are asking questions, know how to poke holes … 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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The Smart Bias
“Many of us would like to believe that intellect banishes prejudice. Sadly, this is itself a prejudice.” -Nigel Warburton, “Everyday Philosophy”
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Status Quo Bias
“New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common.” -John Locke, Essay Concerning Human Understanding
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Hide It Under a Bushel, No!
“The point of rigour is actually to enable one’s mistakes to be as easily spotted as possible, so that they can be corrected.” -Timothy Williamson
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Own Our Mistakes
“How experts learn, they really learn by looking at their mistakes. And this can be an unpleasant way to live, because who wants to get home after a long day’s work and think about all the stuff you messed up … Continue reading
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Believe It
“ Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfied with bad ones.” -Bertrand Russell, “An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish” (hat tip)
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