Benjamin Libet's free-will demonstration Prologue Shockingly, many scientists question the existence of free-will. Some are convinced that we do not have free-will specifically because of Neuroscientist Benjamin Libet's pioneering work. But it isn't true. Free-will is, without a doubt, our homo sapien birthright. It is real. It...
Read MoreIs it good for philosophy to express or reveal contradictions? Why is the tendency nowadays to dismiss that which contains contradictions? Of course. ANSWER to Q1: Absolute Truth requires that a hypothesis meet both the necessary and sufficient conditions. The necessary condition is met when a hypothesis explains the...
Read MoreDisinformation Governance Board the absolute defense against truth? Ha. Yeah. A defense against truth it absolutely is. But, it is also respectable to be a little harder on them than that. We can say that the Disinformation Governance Board is, instead, a brazen and vile frontal...
Read MoreGiven incomplete truths are all we have in the world and that they are relatively better than lies, is knowledge truly power? My views about knowledge are different than others. Knowledge is power? Eh … no. I think knowledge is confidence. As you suggest, one cannot claim to know...
Read MoreWhat is an "epistemic bubble"? A community of like minded irrational people sharing a set of unchallengeable truths that they hold dear. As you know, for reason, I believe one cannot claim absolute truth. Those that do, proffering an epistemology (what is known), are irrational by definition. ...
Read MoreIf someone believes "the government is always out to get you", what is the process to change their mind? Some are. Some aren’t. I would try to understand why the person feels that way. Your job is not to change anyone’s mind. That’s their job. Assume, from their...
Read MoreFrom a heavy political standpoint, but also in other areas, is it our social responsibility to educate our fellow human beings when they're misinformed/misguided? You have only one job. Keep yourself informed. Pursue the truth, and value freedom of thought. You have no social responsibility to oppress...
Read MoreWhat is the difference between knowledge and understanding? Let’s say a hypothesis is understanding. I think it is. After all, a hypothesis is tested with predictions. When a hypotheses can predict outcomes accurately, it is considered true. That is, the person understands the behavior of a...
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