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Why do "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence"?

In my new Invisible Universe column, I decode how the phrase that Carl Sagan made famous is routinely misunderstood & abused -- and how to use it as the BS detector it's meant to be.

https://invisibleuniverse.substack.com/p/why-do-extraordinary-claims-require #science #history #logic #philosophy

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Newest translation! This is another Ichikawa Hakugen piece (it will be him for awhile) expanding on another piece I have yet to acquire, delving into the nature of 鑷敱 (freedom) in both zen contexts and the socialist movement at large. Much love鉂わ笍!
#socialism #anarchism #buddhism #zen #translation #philosophy

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/ichikawa-hakugen-universal-suffering#toc5

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Okay, it's #introductions time! Hi 馃憢

I'm Badri, a #writer and #nonfiction#editor at Snipette looking to explore and highlight the interesting aspects of our world 馃敠

I also #read a lot, and am always on the lookout for interesting bits of #science, #culture, #history, or #philosophy which come out at some point or other in my articles 馃憖

I'm also @badrihippo, but this instance, Snipetteville, is a place for all Snipette editors to hang out. We may be talking in private, but if you see a public conversation you're most welcome to join. Feel free to tag me in deep and/or lighthearted #philosophical conversations about aspects of the world 馃挱

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