Dogmatism: it is impossible to be objectively wrong about something(s). Relativism: it is impossible to be objectively wrong. Fallibilism: it is always possible to be objectively wrong.

(Yes, an older video and tweet, but now that "X" allows direct uploads of high quality videos direct to the platform, I'm taking advantage. And this is useful context/content for my next episode (out shortly!) on FoR).

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For your son: can subjectivity serve as a bulwark against authoritarianism? No. It’s just another authority or dogma. What one wants is *fallibilism*. See above. PS: That broken gym scale is an instance of a “Gettier case” which refutes “justified true belief”.

This is great - the explanations are so clear that even a simpleton like me can follow.

Beautiful. Did you make it? May I have a link? Thanks.

Yes, it’s mine. I keep threatening to upload all my content here, directly to X. It’s happening only gradually as I’m always in the middle of making/editing more (one day I might have a producer for these kinds of “perspiration” things…)

That was amazing! Thanks

Nice comparison 👍

I love this video. Even the use of the words “claim” and “approximately,” beautifully signals the humility science undertakes when making statements about the very fabric of reality.

One of my favs.