Knowledge Theorie

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The real diversity that matters is the diversity of ideas, not the diversity of skin color. @naval

Parrots copy distinctive sounds; apes copy movements of a certain limited class. But humans use conjecture, criticism and experiment to create good explanations of the meaning of things – other people’s behaviour, their own, and that of the world in general. @DavidDeutschOxf

A child rarely gets to create their own outcomes—except outside of school, unconstrained by marks, reports, expectations and rules. @ToKTeacher

Proportional representation is often defended on the grounds that it leads to coalition governments and compromise policies. But compromises – amalgams of the policies of the contributors – have an undeservedly high reputation. @DavidDeutschOxf

The Principle of Mediocrity opposes the pre-Enlightenment arrogance of believing ourselves significant in the world; the Spaceship Earth metaphor opposes the Enlightenment arrogance of aspiring to control the world. @DavidDeutschOxf

We can see that the ancient idea that living matter has special physical properties was almost true: it is not living matter but knowledge-bearing matter that is physically special. @DavidDeutschOxf

A human is a knowledge creator. In particular, an explanation creator, an explanatory knowledge creator. @ToKTeacher

For institutions, like levers, are needed if we want to achieve anything which goes beyond the power of our muscles. Like machines, institutions multiply our power for good or evil. — Karl Popper

It is complete nihilism to propose laying down arms in a world where atom bombs are around. It is very simple: there is no way of achieving peace other than with weapons. — Karl Popper

It’s okay to shoot holes in things as long as you come up with a solution. @naval

And to produce massive abundance for humanity, we need to exploit the resources we have now as fast as we can, as efficiently and as cheaply as possible. @ToKTeacher

The rationalist does not think that he or anyone else is in possession of the truth; nor does he think that mere criticism as such helps us achieve new ideas. But he does think that only critical discussion can help us sort the wheat from the chaff. — Karl Popper

Good explanations are hard to come by because every part of the explanation must have a functional role that cannot be easily swapped out for any other phenomena. @ToKTeacher

We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason than that only freedom can make security more secure. — Karl Popper

Things pessimists say: “I’ve given up. I don’t think I can do anything, the world to me is a place where nobody can do anything. And so why should you go do something because if you fail, then I’m right, which is great, but if you succeed, then you just make me look bad.” @naval

The war of ideas is a Greek invention. It is one of the most important inventions ever made. Indeed, the possibility of fighting with with words and ideas instead of fighting with swords is the very basis of our civilization. — Karl Popper

In [only looking for confirmations for our theory] it is easy to obtain what appears to be overwhelming evidence in favour of a theory which, if approached critically, would have been refuted. — Karl Popper

A human is a knowledge creator. In particular, an explanation creator, an explanatory knowledge creator. @ToKTeacher

Pessimism is self-fulfilling. @naval

You’ve got to look up to every possibility, and opportunity because the upside is so unlimited, and the downside is so limited in the modern world, especially with financial assets and instruments. @naval