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Watch History’s Great Discussions Unfold

Does the Earth move? What was wrong with Newton’s gravity? Is light a wave? Does disease hang in the air? Can one machine do it all? Follow five discussions that changed what we know, from the first idea to where they stand today.

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Criticism Decides

Every idea on Veritula can be criticized, and so can every criticism.

An idea is rationally adoptable only if it has no pending criticisms. A criticism is pending if it has no pending criticisms itself.

Veritula works this out for every idea in every discussion, so you can see where you stand and why, and act with confidence.

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  • New that day
  • Ideas are blue, criticisms red.

  1. Monday

    A Job Offer

    A company in Denver offers you a job that pays 20% more than yours. You lean toward taking it.

  2. Tuesday

    What about Rent?

    A friend warns you that rent in Denver would eat up the raise.

  3. Wednesday

    The Recruiter Replies

    The recruiter tells you the company pays for your housing, so the rent wouldn’t come out of your pay.

  4. Thursday

    Your Spouse Weighs In

    Your spouse can’t leave their job for another two years.

  5. Friday

    Another Option

    You could stay at your current job and ask to work from home most days.

  6. Saturday

    Your Manager Objects

    Your manager replies that the team works best when everyone is in the office.

  7. Sunday

    You Point to the Team

    Two people on your team have worked from home for a year, and the team is doing fine.

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Last activity about 15 hours ago · 7 ideas

Personalized Short-Video Feeds Serve Curiosity Better Than Films

TikTok, Instagram/Facebook Reels and YouTube Shorts, compared with fixed films for serving curiosity, not every purpose. Objections and replies below are proposals, not settled refutations. Background, not endorsements: Dennis’s Unconflicted and Fun Criterion vs Whim Worship.

Moritz Wallawitsch

Last activity 3 days ago · 1072 ideas

Veritula – Meta

Discuss Veritula itself. For feedback and suggestions.

Dennis Hackethal, Tom Nassis, and 5 others

Last activity 5 days ago · 39 ideas

Fallibilism vs. Cynicism

https://libertythroughreason.com/fallibilism-vs-cynicism/

Dennis Hackethal, Rob Rosenbaum, and Knut Sondre Sæbø

Last activity 6 days ago · 20 ideas

Known, Unknown and Unknowable

When it comes to knowledge, there are three categories. Things we know, things we don't know, and things that are unknowable. Religion and mysticism can come from confusing the unknown with the unknowable. Religion can provide a protection against the reality of facing the unknown, which is the only way to create knowledge.

Zelalem Mekonnen, Dennis Hackethal, and 2 others

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Put a Price on Criticism

Users run bounties to draw attention to ideas and invite criticism. Eligible critics get paid.

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    autopair.js is bug-free.

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    Hiccdown is bug-free.

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    Our ideas can be 100% true in the sense of absolute truth. It’s possible to come up with true ideas. There’s no criterion of truth to tell that they’re true, but they can still be true.

So far, people have posted 5,240 ideas in 77 discussions. Of those ideas, 3,486 are criticisms, and 1,005 are revisions.

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