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RE: The Art of Critical Thinking part 1
Holding both views in your mind in terms of current likelihood at the same time
I like your thinking. Reminds me of Karl Popper's falsifying method on philosophy of science; Instead of aiming to verify a hypothesis, the aim is to test and attempt to falsify it. The more a hypothesis can take falsifying attempts, the more likely we can think of it as true. But 100% certainty is never there.
That sounds intriguing, I have not read Popper, will put that item on my list.
Holding (or rather considering) two ore more opposing views at the same time is often frowned upon in our society. Some claim it is an inability to take a standpoint. I disagree. It allows one to approach complex patterns of interconnections with the highest chance of eventually figuring it out, or getting close to the solution.
I could have never broken it down as eloquently as you have here though.
"The more a hypothesis can take falsifying attempts, the more likely we can think of it as true." is just a brilliantly simple way of putting it. Thanks man, will look into Karl tonight.
You got another follower ;)
No problem :D I haven't read Popper by myself but that particular idea of his remained on my memory from my high school's philosophy classes.
Thank you for the follow!
Intriguing. Popper is on my reading list also :)
Everyone, hop on to Popper!
I'm a closet quantum theory nerd to the 9th degree ;) Yet I'm one of the weird ones, I question the questions in a way where I am shunned by the physics forum mods ;) This Popper fella might be a refreshing view for me.
Little bit of Popper in their food would help them a bit, I'm sure ;)
I’m a bit this same way!