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The Popperian Podcast #1 – David Deutsch – ‘Karl Popper and the Beginning of Infinity’
The Popperian Podcast
The Enemies of Civilization
We don't need nuclear weapons to destroy civilizations. Almost all civilizations that have ever existed have been destroyed, either from the outside with fire and ord or from the inside with just decay. So long as er theilization are few in number, we have that going for us. But because small numbers of peop can create a large amount of harm, that's not enough. The enemies of civilization are mistaken. They believe things that aren't true. And they base their enmity to civilization on trying to intrench these untrue things. A good civilization has the advantage that it can solve problems, including how to defend itself against evil doers. That is civilization.
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