Scholar Quips: Academic Version of 'If It Can Be Destroyed by Truth, It Should Be'
anderssandberg · x · 2026-08-26
Anders Sandberg jokes that his epistemic smugness will last about one paragraph, quoting: 'If you're not willing to shell your own position, you're not willing to win.' He adds: 'If it can be destroyed by the truth, it should be destroyed by the truth.' A reflection on academic openness and truth-seeking.
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