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The lack of epistemic humility feels like such a regression. We have basically gone from Feynman's idea that science is the belief in the ignorance of experts
by lariati 5y ago
The lack of epistemic humility feels like such a regression.
We have basically gone from Feynman's idea that science is the belief in the ignorance of experts to the idea that anything that disagrees with experts in a field is misinformation and possibly should be censored.
- pas 5y agoMeh. FB and Twitter and YT throwing nutjobs under the bus is bad on a philosophical level, but the real problem is that ~40% of the population holds these beliefs. Which influences their day to day conduct, how they donate to campaigns, how the vote, how they communicate IRL and online. (And that FB, Twitter and YT is the platform.) And as the submission title says, there's no way that simple prohibition can "solve" this. (It's hard to legislate epistemic hygiene.) And. "Ironically" the folks whining about woke cancel culture support the folks actually banning and burning books by government decree. Also, just for a sensible chuckle about this recent Spotify / JRE deplatforming: https://i.imgur.com/Ihf4ENv.mp4 https://i.imgur.com/Ihf4ENv.mp4 (I don't think money changed his beliefs.)