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Woke is a rejection of the truth, the good, the beautiful. Is the best response a return to traditional religion? Are some dogmas worth defending?

Of course some find great benefit from therapy. This isn’t a dis against therapy. Just a recognition that if one cannot find a thing, like a successful artist does, to dive headlong into each and every day, one is more likely to need therapy: to help them find it.

Matjaž Leonardis I'd say some theory is inspired by practice, but the best theory is inspired by problems in existing theory. I guess Darwin's story of being inspired by finches' beaks is confabulation. He was inspired by the same problem that had inspired his grandfather who never went to sea.

Brett Hall on why popper isn’t more popular! youtu.be/cFDUV6_H74w?si…

School teachers are busy keeping the student “engaged”. Engaged means “on task”. On task means: obedient. Compliant. Not asking “off topic” questions and so on. - @tokteacher

AI can't figure out the inverse square law looking at 10M solar systems, Newton figured it out looking at 1

Let’s say it together: It’s testable!

For each "criticism" of the multiverse there is an exact logicial counterpart among "criticisms" of evolution. In this case, that postulating the existence of billions of years in the past is extravagant compared with 6,000. Nobody ever observed those billions.

The common sense, plain talking New Zealand “Associate Energy Minister” is based. He gets it. Full rejection of net zero, degrowth, anti-human/anti-industry/anti-wealth “pro frog” environmentalism:

Just curated around 50 posts from David Deutsch. Only around 600 more to go! (to match the number of quotes in The Quotable Darwin: amazon.com/Quotable-Darwi…).

Sam’s “droplet formation” example is an insightful one worth reflecting on. After reading his Substack (and subscribing!) - you can hear more about that and more, here: x.com/conjectureinst…