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Michael Huemer on Rationality and Objectivity

Self in Society Podcast

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Majority Opinion and Truth

Exploring the relationship between the popularity of beliefs and their truthfulness through the Condorcet jury theorem, illustrating how the majority opinion becomes more likely to be correct with increased reliability. The chapter delves into objectivity and rationality, comparing the accuracy of beliefs about concrete versus abstract topics, using historical examples to demonstrate the impact of biases on widely accepted truths.

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