Elliot Temple
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New philosophy articles are at Critical Fallibilism. Since 2021, Curiosity is my personal site for informal or off-topic articles. I don't endorse all old articles here.

Philosopher. Fan of Ayn Rand, Karl Popper & Eli Goldratt.

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Recent Posts

What Is a Philosopher?
Getting Stuck in Discussions; Meta Discussion
Prices, Decision Factors and Time Will Run Back
"No" Evidence
Chess Time Loop
Toxic Attitudes about Greatness
Responding to AI Summaries of Popper's Critics
Hilary Putnam Misquoted Karl Popper
Philosophy Is Important But Underserved
Your Top Five Goals: A Productivity Method
Identity; Jerks; Exceptions; That's Not Who I Am Apologies
Comments on Takedown , a Book about Crime on Pornhub
Certainty and Knowledge
Conspiracies Are Often Unnecessary
Dennis Hackethal Threatened to Sue Me; Now He's Blogging about Me
Responses to Dennis Hackethal about Crime and Threats
Review of My Quotation Accuracy
Junk Email Filters and Philosophy Consulting
Reddit Response About Copyright and Plagiarism
Critical Fallibilism Introduction
Government Policy Proposals and Local Optima
OpenAI Fires Then Rehires CEO
Non-Violent Creative Adversaries
Casinos as Creative Adversaries
Credentialed Intellectuals Support Misquoting
Thiamin, Vitamins and Derrick Lonsdale
Big Picture Reasons People Give Up on Learning Philosophy
[Product] [Screencast] Elliot Reads Critical Fallibilism Forum, 2023-03-08
Visible and Hidden Problems
Nonfinite Verbs

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Posts for how to discuss

I Don’t Want a Non-Public Discussion with You
Individualized Attention Policy
No Non-Genuine Debates
Do You Really, Actually, Genuinely Want Unbounded Discussion?
I Less Often Reply to Anons
Restating Opposing Views; Charity in Debates
Discussion Points of View and Mutual Benefit
Fallible Ideas Learning Plan
Dear Lurkers
Potential Debate Topics
Discussions Should Use Sources
Written and Unwritten Rules In Discussions
Claiming You Objectively Won A Debate
Tracking Discussions
Discussion Trees With Example
Getting Elliot’s Attention
Introductory Questions
Rational Discussion Tips
FI Posting Tips
Three Discussions Approach
Discussion Policy: Quotes or You’re Presumed Wrong
Errors Merit Post-Mortems
Discussing = Thinking
Judging Experts by the Objective State of the Debate
Discussion Structure
Question-Ignoring Discussion Pattern
Pre-Scripted Discussions
My Paths Forward Policy
Asking Good Questions
Rationally Resolving Conflicts of Ideas
How To Ask Questions 6
How To Ask Questions 5
How To Ask Questions 4
How To Ask Questions 3
How To Ask Questions 2
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