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Religion and Ethics Discussion => Philosophy, in all its guises. => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on July 28, 2021, 05:10:04 PM

Title: Nice essay on Popper
Post by: Nearly Sane on July 28, 2021, 05:10:04 PM

Loved this

https://www.brainpickings.org/2017/01/26/karl-popper-in-search-of-a-better-world-truth-certainty/
Title: Re: Nice essay on Popper
Post by: SusanDoris on July 28, 2021, 05:31:36 PM
Quote from: Nearly Sane on July 28, 2021, 05:10:04 PM
Loved this

https://www.brainpickings.org/2017/01/26/karl-popper-in-search-of-a-better-world-truth-certainty/
How much do I have to listen to before I get to the part about copper?!
Title: Re: Nice essay on Popper
Post by: Nearly Sane on July 28, 2021, 05:52:53 PM
Quote from: SusanDoris on July 28, 2021, 05:31:36 PM
How much do I have to listen to before I get to the part about copper?!
Popper not copper
Title: Re: Nice essay on Popper
Post by: SusanDoris on July 28, 2021, 05:57:26 PM
Quote from: Nearly Sane on July 28, 2021, 05:52:53 PM
Popper not copper
Ah, well - that's old age and synthetic Dave for you!!
Title: Re: Nice essay on Popper
Post by: The Accountant, OBE, KC on July 29, 2021, 04:48:05 PM
Quote from: Nearly Sane on July 28, 2021, 05:10:04 PM
Loved this

https://www.brainpickings.org/2017/01/26/karl-popper-in-search-of-a-better-world-truth-certainty/
Interesting. Makes sense that searching for certainty can be pointless and that it's more useful to be aware of our fallibility and seek to reduce it, though we can't eliminate it completely.
Title: Re: Nice essay on Popper
Post by: Nearly Sane on July 29, 2021, 04:54:39 PM
Quote from: Violent Gabriella on July 29, 2021, 04:48:05 PM
Interesting. Makes sense that searching for certainty can be pointless and that it's more useful to be aware of our fallibility and seek to reduce it, though we can't eliminate it completely.
I fear the certain more than I fear any other grouping.