David Deutsch - What is Truth?

Defining 'truth' is an ancient question that in the age of science should find resolution and agreement. But this is not so. Even today, #truth remains elusive. Can truth be objective or must it always be relative?

Closer To Truth presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers.

[fred_]

The clarity of DD's thought processes is something to behold.

[jonasschwalb]

This guy deserves much more public attention

[Peich]

"Bad philosophy is philosophy whose effect is to close off growth of knowledge in that field". Thanks for the quote, David.

[eeen]

David Deutsch is the antidote to dogmatism that is so very needed in science today. His ideas are relevant to science, meaning, and even consciousness.

[WordsWithAl]

I just randomly found this video yesterday and must say I am intrigued by David, his splendorous logic and approach towards truth.
Just hearing him speak with such clearance and succinctness made me happy that I found this video. Just marvelous.

[ali------]

I swear he's from another dimension. Very enlightening man.

[Deb.L.]

5:50 "False philosophy is not harmful. In fact error is the standard state of human knowledge, where we can expect to find error everywhere and including in the theories that we most cherished as true."

[ritishify]

This is like music to my ears. Last minute is sublime 9:20. It basically goes like this:
+ what's the antidote to "bad philosophy"?
- good philosophy (i.e. "truth", the scientific method...) will always pass the "tests" for it to be worthy of being promoted, whereas bad philosophy will not.

The truth will prevale. Not because a book says so, but because it will be impossible for another book not to say so. I hope I've made my point, my english could be better, lol.

[Human_Evolution-]

One of the best videos ever recorded. This claim has no variation, it's just a fact.

[libraryjestercafe]

I feel like David Deutsch is the mind of reality awake. He is the language of the universe.

[johanmard]

I wish this video was playing on repeat in every public building on Earth.

[FrankTYoung]

I'm just starting down the Deutsch rabbit hole. One area I'm intrigued by is the concept of "the mode of explanation". Coming at problems from a different perspective that leads to a line of inquiry that ultimately provides new insight. What's the source of these "modes"? Genius? Creativity? Why have some people like Einstein, Darwin etc capable of coming up with these "angles of attack" to problems. The quest for good explanations...some are better than others. How and why? I'm obsessed.

[pncicitap]

From what David Deutsch says about logical positivism, it would seem that "cancel culture" is one a prime example of bad philosophy.

[christineliang]

So clear, the distinction is whether the idea has a chance of making progress or not.

[kashmira_zambad]

"error is the standard state of human knowledge"

[darrelllatham]

"The Truth is reflects it's value to the observer to validate the observation in dynamic rather than state fundamental of reality." Got that today in a fortune cookie anyway, hope this helps.

[kashmira_zambad]

"a better MODE of explanation" - truly revealing

[GrimeHouseBeatz]

If every scientist thought like him we would be light years ahead by now in knowledge

[junevandermark]

While conversing with another woman about religion, her defense was that those in churches give each other support. I agreed, and when I asked her if what they teach within the churches is based on truth, she informed me that truth comes in many layers.
I replied that that was news to me, because I always believed that if truth existed, it would only have one layer.

[farishnow]

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