7 yo independently discovered Pascal's Wager. I explained it also meant he had to believe in the giant robotic rabbit who controlled the universe from a cave under Arizona. Unfortunately he agreed immediately and asked for more details.
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Other than just spending time with your kids talking to them, any additional thoughts on ways to deliberate nurture their curiosity and understanding of the world? Oldest is turning 4 now
Figure out what they're especially interested in (at 4 it may be pretty random) and encourage them to specialize to a preposterous degree.
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Any reason why? To develop research skills and confidence in understanding a topic better?
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Right, because the deeper you dive into anything (whether it’s trucks or space or dance) you end up coming to foundational principles and razors that are common across all things (eg Pascal’s Wager, game theory, ontological arguments). Instead of just trying to teach philo 101
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