
Episode 61: A Critical Rationalist Defense of Corroboration
The Theory of Anything
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The Importance of Positive Wording in Critical Discussion
In the context of a crucial test between two theories, they become logical inverses of each other. That's why we shouldn't fear positively worded terms like strength and support so long as they're within a context where they can be easily refrased into negative terms. For when we insist on not using such terms, we quickly start to misunderstand things, says Deutsch.
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