In all of history, we have found just one cure for error—a partial antidote against making and repeating grand, foolish mistakes, a remedy against self-deception. That antidote is criticism.
Learn to control ego. Humans hold their dogmas and biases too tightly, and we only think that our opponents are dogmatic! But we all need criticism. … - David Brin
Learn to control ego. Humans hold their dogmas and biases too tightly, and we only think that our opponents are dogmatic! But we all need criticism. …
- David Brin
If an outsider perceives 'something wrong' with a core scientific model, the humble and justified response of that curious outsider should be to ask … - David Brin
If an outsider perceives 'something wrong' with a core scientific model, the humble and justified response of that curious outsider should be to ask …
For all its beauty, honesty, and effectiveness at improving the human condition, science demands a terrible price - that we accept what experiments t… - David Brin
For all its beauty, honesty, and effectiveness at improving the human condition, science demands a terrible price - that we accept what experiments t…
If you have other things in your life-family, friends, good productive day work-these can interact with your writing and the sum will be all the rich… - David Brin
If you have other things in your life-family, friends, good productive day work-these can interact with your writing and the sum will be all the rich…
Science has learned recently that contempt and indignation are addictive mental states. I mean physically and chemically addictive. Literally! People… - David Brin
Science has learned recently that contempt and indignation are addictive mental states. I mean physically and chemically addictive. Literally! People…
A neurosis defends itself by coming up with rationalizations to explain away bizarre behavior. - David Brin
A neurosis defends itself by coming up with rationalizations to explain away bizarre behavior.
When it comes to privacy and accountability, people always demand the former for themselves and the latter for everyone else. - David Brin
When it comes to privacy and accountability, people always demand the former for themselves and the latter for everyone else.
In historical fact, all of history's despots, combined, never managed to get things done as well as this rambunctious, self-critical civilization of … - David Brin
In historical fact, all of history's despots, combined, never managed to get things done as well as this rambunctious, self-critical civilization of …
Prison for the crime of puberty -- that was how secondary school had seemed. - David Brin
Prison for the crime of puberty -- that was how secondary school had seemed.
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