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I want to believe
Is wanting to believe epistemically bad? It depends
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Better not to know | the published version
Some knowledge makes people worse as knowers. Better they not know it.
Mar 22
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In a democracy, transparency incentivizes bullshit*
*in the technical, philosophical sense
Mar 20
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The National Debt as a Heap
Poor incentives are part of the explanation ...
Mar 14
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Paulie Walnuts 'Explains' Revealed Preferences
Actions are often a better guide to genuine preferences than words
Mar 8
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Talk @ASU Philosophy Club 3/19, 4.30 pm
On moral and political aspects of skeptical scenarios in the Meditations
Mar 5
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Parmenides Says There Is No Change
The idea of change is puzzling
Mar 2
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February 2024
The Julian Simon Paradox
Does prosperity undercut itself? Perhaps
Feb 28
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The Extinction Argument: A Reply to a Subscriber
A subscriber objects to the extinction argument
Feb 23
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The Extinction Argument
...human extinction as evidence against God's existence
Feb 14
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Should We Hope God Exists?**
Philosophers have long wondered whether God exists. There is a distinct but related question: should we hope He does?
Feb 10
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ChatGPT Article in Free Inquiry
It applies signaling theory to higher education institutions that ban LLMs
Feb 4
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