Andrei Stoica

The Kuhn-Popper debate was a debate surrounding research methods and the advancement of scientific knowledge. In 1965, at the University of London's International Colloquium in the Philosophy of Science, Thomas Kuhn and Karl Popper engaged in a debate that circled around three main areas of disagreement.[1] These areas included the concept of a... See more

There’s a fascinating On Being interview with Nick Cave from a couple years ago, where he discussed his belief that “ Religion is spirituality with rigor .” Whereas religion actively asks something of us, he explained, spirituality can feel squishier, less demanding and therefore, he implied, less rewarding.

Perception is a controlled hallucination.1 When you perceive the world, you do not simply see what is in front of you. Instead, your brain predicts what you will see. You hallucinate reality. But the hallucination is controlled , because the prediction is measured against the input you receive from your eyes and your ears and if it is too far off,... See more

That's the second major confusion. There is no such thing as average!! An average person doesn't exist. This is an error of statistics. Average is a statistical concept. It doesn't and can't make sense outside of the context of statistical analysis. There is no such thing as average culture, or an average teacher, or an average school. Anytime you... See more