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On the problems with excessive epistemic cynicism
The "everyone is biased" bias On the problems with excessive epistemic cynicism Dan Williams Mar 09, 2025 279 64 80 Share One of my favourite Norm Macdonald bits is when he ponders , “Imagine if you woke up and you realised you were wrong about everything”: “You just woke up, and you go, God damn, I’ve been wrong about every single thing I’ve ever believed . Huh .” After a pause, Macdonald recommends, “Then it’s time to go down to the rope store—because it’s not going to get better.” I like the bit because the scenario is absurd and yet connected to real anxieties. Why couldn’t you be wrong ab
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