@paulg Yeah, that's true if orthodoxy is used as a weapon. But I think its bigger function is maintaining diversity: http://micahredding.com/blog/2014/09/02/comprehensiveness-orthodoxy …
Unless orthodoxy is perfectly aligned with truth (and when has it ever been?), the truth will always be heretical.
-
-
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
@paulg not sure what you mean by "perfectly aligned", but this reads like Unless P(x) for all x, ~P(x) for all xThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
@paulg do you think there is room for a new FacebookThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
.
@paulg Mindsets are a precursor to obsolescence, disruption or systemic collapse. Applies to individuals, organisations and empires.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
-
@BenedictEvans@paulg@pmarca Asserting there is more than one truth could itself be false.
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
@paulg and why is that philosophically?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
@paulg I too reject radical incrementalism, but not all iterations of human knowldege are scientific revolutions.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
-
- Show replies
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.