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Human knowledge has progressed exponentially since the dawn of modern science. It is no longer reasonable to accept claims without sufficient objective evidence. The harm from religion, alternatives to medicine, conservatism, and all other false beliefs will be exposed on this blog by reporting the findings of science. This blog will also reinforce what should be the basics of education: History, Civics, Financial Literacy, Media Literacy, and Critical/Science Based Thinking.
Showing posts with label Responsibility. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Responsibility. Show all posts
Monday, June 17, 2024
You Don't Have Free Will, But You Still Are Responsible
" - - - some imagine that denying free will amounts to absolving oneself of responsibility. Maybe these are the same sort of people who would be murderers if not for fear of eternal punishment by a god. Why does anyone need the crutch of free will to behave responsibly? As a member of a social species, irresponsibility on my part is not well tolerated by my band, nor by the community of life. It has consequences. I also happen to value some things, so that I act according to those values—which act as weights in evaluating competing neural outcomes. An amoeba values food, and acts to secure it. More sophisticated values likewise stimulate sophisticated responses. It is these values that counter nihilism for me, not belief in free will."
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Epistemic Responsibility
With so much harmful magical thinking (ya, I know, that is redundant) in so many areas in our culture, the link below in an excellent presentation of intellectual or epistemic responsibility to oneself and to others. In other words, no, you cannot just believe anything you want.
Click on the link below:
The Responsibility We Have Regarding Our Beliefs
Click on the link below:
The Responsibility We Have Regarding Our Beliefs
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