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Category: Letters

Posted on February 1, 2019
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# 66 On scientific customs

Dear Jamie,  As agreed on the phone this letter will be the last for a while because we’ve agreed to start a new letter series on a friend’s new platform.Continue reading# 66 On scientific customs

Posted on January 11, 2019January 11, 2019
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#65 On the orthodoxy

Dear Mat, I think skyhook is a good name for a particular kind of bad explanation. Namely, one that doesn’t attempt to ground the phenomena it describes in things that we already thinkContinue reading#65 On the orthodoxy

Posted on December 26, 2018December 26, 2018
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#64 On the degrees of skyhookery

Dear Jamie, Your letter reminded me of one of the most mind-boggling experiences I had. I watched Derren Brown’s show Miracle. In Miracle, before the segment started, he told theContinue reading#64 On the degrees of skyhookery

Posted on December 10, 2018December 16, 2018
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#63 On magic tricks

Dear Mat, First off, we’re accusing one another of “essentialism” and “foundationalism”. I think we’re both against those things and think that science should be done accordingly. Truce? More importantly, I feelContinue reading#63 On magic tricks

Posted on November 23, 2018November 23, 2018
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#62 On Foundations

Dear Jamie, Congratulations for drafting the final chapter of your thesis! You’ve already managed the whole thing with much more grace than I did. I’m writing this bit before IContinue reading#62 On Foundations

Posted on November 9, 2018
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#61 On cranes and skyhooks

Dear Mat, I’m pondering my reasons for adopting a no skyhooks policy. I’d be genuinely interested in what you think the political agenda is behind my stance. This rambling letter is me tryingContinue reading#61 On cranes and skyhooks

Posted on October 25, 2018
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#60 On scientific confidence

Dear Jamie However many times I’ve been truly guilty of dastardliness in past letters, my last one was a genuine effort to understand. My brain was having serious trouble remappingContinue reading#60 On scientific confidence

Posted on September 25, 2018
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#59 On how the question changes the answer

Dear Mat, Interesting letter. It was a rollercoaster from my POV because the first few paragraphs appeared to be a dastardly warping of what I was saying, yet by the endContinue reading#59 On how the question changes the answer

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