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Why You Shouldn’t Trust Your Mind at Face Value with David Deutsch & Critical Rationalism

Why You Shouldn’t Trust Your Mind at Face Value with David Deutsch & Critical Rationalism

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 In this episode, we explore why all knowledge—whether from our senses, thoughts, or feelings—is inherently fallible. Drawing on David Deutsch and Critical Rationalism, we explain why even our strongest knowledge is likely flawed and should always be open to improvement. Through practical examples of faulty Intuitions, incorrect Statements, and misfiring Drives, we show how to develop a clearer understanding of problems. We also highlight the importance of defining success criteria early—so we know when a problem is truly solved.Timestamps00:00 Introduction 01:15 Why our interpretations and all our knowledge is fallible05:14 But, doesn't mathematics have absolute truths?08:28 Examples of errors in our internal knowledge08:42 Errors in our Intuitions09:41 Errors in our Statements11:29 Errors in our Drives13:21 Errors in Succes Criteria15:23 Recap & OutroFeatured linksMy upcoming book: https://edwindoit.com/4actsPrevious episode: • How to Understand Your Mind with David Deu... Reason is Fun "Potato story" podcast episode: • Are feelings ideas? | Reason Is Fun #6 The Beginning of Infinity: https://www.thebeginningofinfinity.com/Conjecture Institute: https://www.conjectureinstitute.org/More from meBook: https://edwindoit.com/4actsWebsite: https://edwindoit.comNewsletter: https://edwindoit.substack.comProductivity blog: / edwindoit X: https://x.com/Edwindoit

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