Ray Scott Percival
@ray_s_percival
Author of The Myth of the Closed Mind. Steven Pinker: Critical Responses. Autumn Canal Trip: A Symphonic Poem. Philosopher of Mind and Science.
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🚨 PREMIERE on X! Liberty Loves Reason 🎬 David Deutsch Paul Levinson Lulie Edward Crumblehulme. Dir. Dr Percival. Critical rationalism vs Wokianity—Percival, Deutsch, Levinson, Darwin & Popper in the fight for truth. Gad Saad Logan Aaron Stupple Colin Wright
"One important way in which [people] are rational is that they can correct their errors and make continual progress." ~Conjecture Institute Fellow Ray Scott Percival
Rationality does not mean absence of error; it means the possibility of correcting error in the light of criticism. ~Conjecture Institute Fellow Ray Scott Percival The Myth of the Closed Mind a.co/d/haLrpCx
On Artificial Intelligence as Idiot Savant. Logan Aaron Stupple David Deutsch David Kedmey Paul Raymond-Robichaud Paul Levinson
"Even if ideologies appeal to emotions...this is no insurmountable obstacle to abstract critical argument. Even the most violent and anti-intellectual ideologies are steeped in abstract theory and argument..." ~Conjecture Institute Fellow Ray Scott Percival
"Popper believed that these outstanding scientists made possible a tremendous growth of knowledge by championing bold ideas and subjecting them to severe attempts at refutation." ~Conjecture Institute Fellow Ray Scott Percival
The Enlightenment and the Power of Rational Argument "...the mind’s kluges and biases are conjectures...but no less essential and useful on that account." ~Conjecture Institute Fellow Ray Scott Percival
Read Conjecture Institute Fellow Ray Scott Percival's article in Quillette, 'Who Is the Real Threat to Autonomy and Flourishing Online?' Claire Lehmann Jonathan Kay Iona Italia, PhD 🇦🇺 Ζoë Kwame Booth quillette.com/2021/03/21/who…