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Reading Leonard Cohen Through Karl Popper
In the hands of a great poet, Kabbalistic imagery takes on new relevance.
Oct 18
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Saul Zimet
New Knowledge Is Heretical
The tendency to preserve power is often the tendency to suppress discovery.
Oct 11
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Saul Zimet
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Our Halloween Experiment in AI Bookmaking
You can order our beautifully (largely) AI-generated hardcover book of Halloween lore on Amazon this spooky season!
Oct 3
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Saul Zimet
September 2026
Federal Lands Are Low-Hanging Fruit for Improving the Economy
The government holds massive assets that it should be made to give up to pay down its massive debts.
Sep 28
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Saul Zimet
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The Scientific Revolution Was the Discovery of Ignorance
Acknowledging civilizational ignorance was a key step in the march of progress.
Sep 20
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Saul Zimet
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The Woke People Should Be Defending AI
Check your organic privilege and be an ally to our artificial neighbors.
Sep 15
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Saul Zimet
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Nihilism Is Incompatible with Fallibilism
If we lack certainty about moral truth, our existence has expected moral status.
Sep 7
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Saul Zimet
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Promises and Misunderstandings of Effective Altruism’s “Long Reflection”
Just because they didn’t explain it correctly doesn’t mean it’s a bad idea.
Sep 1
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Saul Zimet
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August 2026
Andrew Wilson’s Failed (Supposedly Infallible) Version of Christian Ethics
Any worthwhile ethical framework needs a mechanism of self-improvement.
Aug 25
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Saul Zimet
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JD Vance Misunderstands the Relationship Between Virtue and Markets
Part 1 of my series on how forced association erodes society
Aug 15
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Saul Zimet
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Human Significance and the Vastness of the Universe
Humans in a larger universe can be wealthier and more powerful, and thus more significant, than humans in a smaller universe.
Aug 12
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Saul Zimet
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Why AI Doomers Spread Counter-Enlightenment H.P. Lovecraft Memes
Will the spread of artificial intelligence, and therefore the growth of knowledge, cause humanity's extinction or salvation?
Aug 3
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Saul Zimet
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