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> the practice of not giving full assent to propositions which there is no reason to believe true. Given that YouTube is not school, I read this to understand
by learnstats2 6y ago
> the practice of not giving full assent to propositions which there is no reason to believe true.
Given that YouTube is not school, I read this to understand that Bertrand Russell is here saying that YouTube shouldn't give equal weight to presumed falsehoods.
He is saying that people should be explicitly educated, in a controlled environment, to recognise the schemes of scoundrels - so that decent people can act accordingly.