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I am Not Resigned
Optimism

I am Not Resigned

Posted on March 22, 2021January 7, 2021 by Bruce Nielson

This is a historical post. I found this poem by reading Martin Gardner, the famous skeptic for Scientific American. It became one of my favorite…

Magic is Real
Computation

Magic is Real

Posted on March 1, 2021January 7, 2021 by Bruce Nielson

A friend once needed cheering up because she felt all the magic in the world was dying. I told her about this quote from Fredrick…

Happiness and Problem Solving
Critical Rationalism

Happiness and Problem Solving

Posted on December 15, 2020December 15, 2020 by Sashin

The following letter was originally sent out to my mailing list and published here.

People and the Cosmos: Constructor Theory
Optimism

People and the Cosmos: Constructor Theory

Posted on November 2, 2020November 2, 2020 by Logan Chipkin

Note–this was originally published with Areo Magazine. It seems that as soon as our ancestors could afford to do so, they forged a spiritual dimension…

Disagreements with Deutsch
Critical Rationalism

Disagreements with Deutsch

Posted on August 21, 2020August 21, 2020 by Bruce Nielson

A long time ago I wrote an article called “Disagreements with Deutsch: The Afterlife.” It was a terrible article and, in my opinion, contains a…

The 4 epistemological advances any team CAN make
Critical Rationalism

The 4 epistemological advances any team CAN make

Posted on July 24, 2020July 27, 2020 by Bart Vanderhaegen

Karl Popper coined the phrase “All life is problem solving”. Problem solving (i.e. creating knowledge to solve problems) is the defining essence of what we…

The “Truth is Manifest” Error
Critical Rationalism

The “Truth is Manifest” Error

Posted on June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 by Bruce Nielson

One of my favorite ideas of championed by Karl Popper is what he calls the “truth is manifest” error. After describing how successful Renaissance epistemology…


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