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The closed circle: Why being wrong is so useful

Oct 30, 2015 | Category: psychology
Lying to ourselves is more deeply ingrained than lying to others.Fyodor Dostoevsky A closed circle argument is one where there is no possibility of convincing an opponent that they might be wrong. T...
#Richard Feynman #pseudoscience #falsifiability

Is growth mindset pseudoscience?

Oct 24, 2015 | Category: research
Claims that cannot be tested, assertions immune to disproof are veridically worthless, whatever value they may have in inspiring us or in exciting our sense of wonder.Carl Sagan What's the differenc...
#Carol Dweck #Growth mindset #Michael Shermer #pseudoscience #Scott Alexander

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