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Neal Stephenson on Predicting the Metaverse, Crypto, and AI Decades Ahead
The Michael Shermer Show
Exploring Political Systems and Fallibilism
This chapter examines the idea of direct democracy through the lens of philosophical fallibilism, emphasizing the importance of acknowledging human error in political systems. It contrasts historical models of democracy and critiques radical political change, drawing on insights from notable figures such as Charles Saunders Peirce and Edmund Burke.
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