What Is It Like to Be a Philosopher?
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Would you plug into machine that simulates perfect life? NO! When told they’re already plugged in, half stay-when reality looks worse, almost everyone does. We don’t value reality. Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny. Link in bio #philosophy #simulation #reality
Would you plug into machine that simulates perfect life? NO! When told they’re already plugged in, half stay-when reality looks worse, almost everyone does. We don’t value reality. Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny. Link in bio #philosophy #simulation #reality
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Would you plug into machine that simulates perfect life? NO! When told they’re already plugged in, half stay-when reality looks worse, almost everyone does. We don’t value reality. Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny. Link in bio #philosophy #simulation #reality
If u bought book have something nice to say give good amazon review! Don't like PM me lol! Will regret not buying. If u teach philosophy best intro book ever. If u r into philosophy it'll make you reconsider some ideas u consider nutty. Aren't interested it'll make u interested.
November 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
If u bought book have something nice to say give good amazon review! Don't like PM me lol! Will regret not buying. If u teach philosophy best intro book ever. If u r into philosophy it'll make you reconsider some ideas u consider nutty. Aren't interested it'll make u interested.
Zhuangzi dreamed he was butterfly. Descartes wondered if he was dreaming. Given sheer number of alternative explanations of beliefs odds our beliefs are true small.
📘 Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny
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#philosophy #skepticism #descartes #epistemology
📘 Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny
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#philosophy #skepticism #descartes #epistemology
The World Is Almost Certainly Not The Way It Seems
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November 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Zhuangzi dreamed he was butterfly. Descartes wondered if he was dreaming. Given sheer number of alternative explanations of beliefs odds our beliefs are true small.
📘 Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny
🔗 Link in bio
#philosophy #skepticism #descartes #epistemology
📘 Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny
🔗 Link in bio
#philosophy #skepticism #descartes #epistemology
Philosophy anthology that interrogates common sense & tradition (link in bio) transcends time, geography, politics, & even methodology. It's a diverse mix of philosophers who disagree, all presenting serious challenges to the status quo, united by respect for strong arguments...
November 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Philosophy anthology that interrogates common sense & tradition (link in bio) transcends time, geography, politics, & even methodology. It's a diverse mix of philosophers who disagree, all presenting serious challenges to the status quo, united by respect for strong arguments...
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It’s luck - all the way down.
We blame. We praise. We punish. Neil Levy says we shouldn't.
📘 Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny
🔗 Link in bio
#philosophy #freewill #morality #justice #luck
📘 Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny
🔗 Link in bio
#philosophy #freewill #morality #justice #luck
November 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
It’s luck - all the way down.
We blame. We praise. We punish. Neil Levy says we shouldn't.
📘 Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny
🔗 Link in bio
#philosophy #freewill #morality #justice #luck
📘 Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny
🔗 Link in bio
#philosophy #freewill #morality #justice #luck
November 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
We blame. We praise. We punish. Neil Levy says we shouldn't.
📘 Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny
🔗 Link in bio
#philosophy #freewill #morality #justice #luck
📘 Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny
🔗 Link in bio
#philosophy #freewill #morality #justice #luck
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Excited to see this volume is coming soon! My chapter is called "Polyamory is Not Cheating." The one before it is "Not Being An Evil Bastard Is Hard" by Alastair Norcross. 😂
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Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny: Mind-Blowing Philosophical Ideas
Anyone new to philosophy soon encounters new ideas that challenge their hidden biases and cherished beliefs, or are at odds with common sense and tradition. Yet, these philosophical ideas are backed b...
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June 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Excited to see this volume is coming soon! My chapter is called "Polyamory is Not Cheating." The one before it is "Not Being An Evil Bastard Is Hard" by Alastair Norcross. 😂
www.routledge.com/Too-Weird-to...
www.routledge.com/Too-Weird-to...
A firefighter rushes into a burning building — but what if the firefighter couldn’t have done otherwise?
Michael McKenna says the firefighter is still free. Free without alternatives.
Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny.
Link in bio.
#philosophy #freewill #freedom #psychology #metaphysics
Michael McKenna says the firefighter is still free. Free without alternatives.
Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny.
Link in bio.
#philosophy #freewill #freedom #psychology #metaphysics
November 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
A firefighter rushes into a burning building — but what if the firefighter couldn’t have done otherwise?
Michael McKenna says the firefighter is still free. Free without alternatives.
Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny.
Link in bio.
#philosophy #freewill #freedom #psychology #metaphysics
Michael McKenna says the firefighter is still free. Free without alternatives.
Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny.
Link in bio.
#philosophy #freewill #freedom #psychology #metaphysics
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Check out this video about the chapter Dana Tulodziecki @193.bsky.social and I wrote for the philosophy book, Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny. It's a neat collection, congrats to the editor, Cliff Sosis!
#philsky #philsci #scicomm 🧪
#philsky #philsci #scicomm 🧪
The history of #science is a catalogue of failure — but also a record of astonishing progress.
So why trust science now?
Philosophers Angela Potochnik & Dana Tulodziecki ask whether science reveals the nature of reality — or will just keep changing its answers.
So why trust science now?
Philosophers Angela Potochnik & Dana Tulodziecki ask whether science reveals the nature of reality — or will just keep changing its answers.
We Can't Know If Scientific Theories Are True
YouTube video by Clifford Sosis
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November 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Check out this video about the chapter Dana Tulodziecki @193.bsky.social and I wrote for the philosophy book, Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny. It's a neat collection, congrats to the editor, Cliff Sosis!
#philsky #philsci #scicomm 🧪
#philsky #philsci #scicomm 🧪
The history of #science is a catalogue of failure — but also a record of astonishing progress.
So why trust science now?
Philosophers Angela Potochnik & Dana Tulodziecki ask whether science reveals the nature of reality — or will just keep changing its answers.
So why trust science now?
Philosophers Angela Potochnik & Dana Tulodziecki ask whether science reveals the nature of reality — or will just keep changing its answers.
We Can't Know If Scientific Theories Are True
YouTube video by Clifford Sosis
youtube.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The history of #science is a catalogue of failure — but also a record of astonishing progress.
So why trust science now?
Philosophers Angela Potochnik & Dana Tulodziecki ask whether science reveals the nature of reality — or will just keep changing its answers.
So why trust science now?
Philosophers Angela Potochnik & Dana Tulodziecki ask whether science reveals the nature of reality — or will just keep changing its answers.
Only the present is real? Heather Dyke argues physics & philosophy show past and future exist too. We move forward, spacetime doesn't budge.⏱Read “The Past and Future Are as Real as Now” in Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny! Links below👇 #philosophy #time #relativity
October 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Only the present is real? Heather Dyke argues physics & philosophy show past and future exist too. We move forward, spacetime doesn't budge.⏱Read “The Past and Future Are as Real as Now” in Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny! Links below👇 #philosophy #time #relativity
Ready do have your mind blown? 🤯 This book edited by
me, Clifford Sosis, features 29 chapters of mind-bending philosophical ideas that challenge everything you think you know, from some of the top philosophers alive today.
Learn more 👉 spr.ly/6010ACui6
#Philosophy #PhDChat
me, Clifford Sosis, features 29 chapters of mind-bending philosophical ideas that challenge everything you think you know, from some of the top philosophers alive today.
Learn more 👉 spr.ly/6010ACui6
#Philosophy #PhDChat
October 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Ready do have your mind blown? 🤯 This book edited by
me, Clifford Sosis, features 29 chapters of mind-bending philosophical ideas that challenge everything you think you know, from some of the top philosophers alive today.
Learn more 👉 spr.ly/6010ACui6
#Philosophy #PhDChat
me, Clifford Sosis, features 29 chapters of mind-bending philosophical ideas that challenge everything you think you know, from some of the top philosophers alive today.
Learn more 👉 spr.ly/6010ACui6
#Philosophy #PhDChat
New Shaun Gallagher interview out! www.whatisitliketobeaphilosopher.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
New Shaun Gallagher interview out! www.whatisitliketobeaphilosopher.com
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October 26, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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In a year, the internet will be filled with AI Slop videos and stories about how the 9/11 attackers crashed a plane into the East Wing and Donald Trump rebuilt it himself to show the terrorists that we are not afraid.
October 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
In a year, the internet will be filled with AI Slop videos and stories about how the 9/11 attackers crashed a plane into the East Wing and Donald Trump rebuilt it himself to show the terrorists that we are not afraid.
Read “Ignorance Is the Foundation of Justice” in Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny!
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#philosophy #justice #ethics
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#philosophy #justice #ethics
October 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Read “Ignorance Is the Foundation of Justice” in Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny!
@amazon: a.co/d/chdPsv4
#philosophy #justice #ethics
@amazon: a.co/d/chdPsv4
#philosophy #justice #ethics