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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? Follow four discussions that changed what we know, one idea and one criticism at a time.

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Drag through 2,300 years

How Veritula works

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.

  • Rationally adoptable
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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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autopair.js

Issue tracker for the autopairing + typethrough package. https://github.com/dchacke/autopair.js https://www.npmjs.com/package/autopair

Dennis Hackethal

Last activity 6 days ago · 62 ideas

Animal Consciousness

Figuring out whether animals have consciousness has implications for how we think about animal welfare, and also how we think about creativity

Dirk Meulenbelt, Dennis Hackethal, and Vincent Brunsch

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Veritula – Meta

Discuss Veritula itself. For feedback and suggestions.

Dennis Hackethal, Tom Nassis, and 4 others

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

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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…

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    autopair.js is bug-free.

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    Hiccdown is bug-free.

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