@paulbaumgart @vgr That assumed they’re inherently separable. I don’t see any evidence of that.
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Replying to @atduskgreg
@atduskgreg@paulbaumgart My objection is to sheer bad faith. It's like claiming 2+2=4 is suspect because of who said it.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @vgr
@vgr@paulbaumgart Not that it’s suspect but that it’s incomplete without wider context. To which mathematicians would agree.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @atduskgreg
@atduskgreg@paulbaumgart Incomplete for some things like institution design or reform. Not for everything.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @vgr
@atduskgreg@paulbaumgart You can check a logical proof for yourself in many cases and use it, no appeal to authority or context needed2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @vgr
@vgr@paulbaumgart I think the question is a lot more interesting with the physical sciences.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @atduskgreg
@atduskgreg@paulbaumgart yes, as you get closer to human affairs, things get more culturally relative.3 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @vgr
@vgr@paulbaumgart Yes exactly. It gets harder and harder not to invisibly embed values in supposedly “pure” truths.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @atduskgreg
@atduskgreg@paulbaumgart It takes courage to draw a line in the sand and decide for yourself where politics begins to dominate3 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @vgr
@vgr@paulbaumgart I’d say that’s why it’s important to be always on guard for institutional failures and biases.1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
@atduskgreg @paulbaumgart And equally important to be on guard against tendency to anthropomorphize everything
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