The Blind Truth-Seeker
Karl Popper’s theory of knowledge explained through a blind man throwing darts. The metaphor exposes common errors in epistemology.
Dennis Hackethal
Experimental Controls Aren’t What You Think
Why scientists use experimental controls like randomization and blinding – and what these methods are actually designed to do.
Taking Popper Too Far, Again
Karl Popper rejected the possibility of a scientific method and the justification of scientific theories – but not all methods or justification. Some David Deutsch followers take him too far.
Rationality as Computation
Why rational decision-making should be expressed as code, and why serious epistemologists need programming skills.
Insentience in Animals and Sleepwalkers
The behavior of animals and sleepwalkers challenges our assumptions about consciousness and which tasks require it.
Freedom of Association Maxxing
People should be free to leave each other alone. In other words, they should have freedom of association. It’s a core enlightenment value.
Simple Refutation of David Deutsch’s ‘Hard to Vary’
David Deutsch says we form rational preferences by choosing explanations that are hardest to vary. But that doesn’t work. I explain why.