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Münchhausen Trilemma and the Meaning of Life

A reflection on the Münchhausen Trilemma, a thought experiment about proving the truth that can be applied to the meaning of life.

A reflection on Spectrum Street Epistemology, a non-confrontational way to better understand why we believe the things we believe.

A reflection on Rapoport’s Rules. It’s the most effective way to criticise you’ve never tried (and probably for good reasons).

Revisit the critical thinking, philosophy and storytelling posts of the past with The Mind Collection Quiz #11

A collection of informal fallacies, argumentative errors that put appearance over substance. Know thy true Scotsman and avoid the Pooh-Pooh.

Revisit the critical thinking, philosophy and storytelling posts of the past with The Mind Collection Quiz #9

A reflection on Mill’s Trident as coined by free speech advocate Greg Lukianoff. Is it the best of all arguments on freedom of speech?

Revisit the critical thinking, philosophy and storytelling posts of the past with The Mind Collection Quiz #8

Tackle the steelmanning challenge, a three-step method to win arguments by helping your opponent. Its only downside: Nobody will ever take it.

Join me in revisiting Paul Graham’s Hierarchy of Disagreement. Can it help us survive Twitter? And is name-calling ever okay?

A reflection on five ways we can reap the hidden benefits of strawmanning, a fallacy from the world of arguing and debating.