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The Problem of Suffering

The Asymmetries Between Suffering and Happiness

A case for suffering-focused ethics

Oct 22, 2024

The Asymmetries Between Suffering and Happiness

Oct 22, 2024

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My Critiques

A Critique of Peter Woit’s Review of Our Mathematical Universe

The Mathematical Universe Hypothesis is falsifiable

Aug 22, 2024

A Critique of Peter Woit’s Review of Our Mathematical Universe

Aug 22, 2024

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My Critiques

A Critique of Sabine Hossenfelder’s Take on the Many Worlds Interpretation

Theoretical physicist and science communicator Sabine Hossenfelder has made several videos regarding the Many Worlds Interpretation (MWI)…

Aug 8, 2024

A Critique of Sabine Hossenfelder’s Take on the Many Worlds Interpretation

Aug 8, 2024

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Paradoxology

Prime Numbers, Strong Induction and Euclid’s Lemma: How to Prove the Fundamental Theorem of…

A complete explanation of an important theorem

May 1, 2024

Prime Numbers, Strong Induction and Euclid’s Lemma: How to Prove the Fundamental Theorem of…

May 1, 2024

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Paradoxology

Hilbert’s Bank: Why the St. Petersburg Paradox Presents a Problem For Expected Utility

Infinity is messing things up

Apr 3, 2024

Hilbert’s Bank: Why the St. Petersburg Paradox Presents a Problem For Expected Utility

Apr 3, 2024

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Paradoxology

Quine, Heinlein and the Terminator: A Self-Referential Journey Through Spacetime

SPOILERS! This post spoils stuff from the movie Predestination as well as multiple Terminator movies

Mar 29, 2024

Quine, Heinlein and the Terminator: A Self-Referential Journey Through Spacetime

Mar 29, 2024

Effective Altruism: A Defense of Cause Prioritization

Prioritizing causes is essential to help as many people as we can

Mar 7, 2024

Mar 7, 2024

When Logical Decision Theory Won’t Prevent AI Doom

A careful examination of a sophisticated argument

Mar 7, 2024

Mar 7, 2024

Debunking 5 Arguments Against Existential Risk From AI

Yes, AI is an existential risk

Mar 7, 2024

Mar 7, 2024

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Paradoxology

Beers, Muddy Children and Colored Hats: When Human Beings Are Perfectly Logical

Having fun with induction puzzles

Feb 23, 2024

Beers, Muddy Children and Colored Hats: When Human Beings Are Perfectly Logical

Feb 23, 2024

Hein de Haan

Hein de Haan

As a science communicator, I approach scientific topics using paradoxes. My journey was made possible by a generous grant from MIRI (intelligence.org).

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