The fact that we don't keep repeating tests in the same arena is not because the probability of the hypothesis showing its falsity in other arenas goes up after it has passed tests in one arena.

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The trouble with government regulation of the market is that it prohibits capitalistic acts between...

The trouble with government regulation of the market is that it prohibits capitalistic acts between...

There is no justifiable prediction about how the hypothesis will hold up in the future;...

There is no justifiable prediction about how the hypothesis will hold up in the future;...

From each as they choose, to each as they are chosen.

From each as they choose, to each as they are chosen.

Certainly the emphasis I place in this chapter on coordination of behavior and cooperation to...

Certainly the emphasis I place in this chapter on coordination of behavior and cooperation to...

The scientists often have more unfettered imaginations than current philosophers do. Relativity theory came as...

The scientists often have more unfettered imaginations than current philosophers do. Relativity theory came as...

Examples one finds in the philosophical literature are somebody who's seen the trial of a...

Examples one finds in the philosophical literature are somebody who's seen the trial of a...

I think philosophers can do things akin to theoretical scientists, in that, having read about...

I think philosophers can do things akin to theoretical scientists, in that, having read about...

There is no social entity with a good that undergoes some sacrifice for its own...

There is no social entity with a good that undergoes some sacrifice for its own...

Evolutionary cosmology formulates theories in which a universe is capable of giving rise to and...

Evolutionary cosmology formulates theories in which a universe is capable of giving rise to and...

What hadn't been realized in the literature until now is that merely to describe how...

What hadn't been realized in the literature until now is that merely to describe how...

Individuals have rights and there are things no person or group may do to them...

Individuals have rights and there are things no person or group may do to them...

I guess my tendency is to think essentially that the new wrinkles won't do the...

I guess my tendency is to think essentially that the new wrinkles won't do the...

It is, from another angle, an attack on requiring proof in philosophy. And it's also...

It is, from another angle, an attack on requiring proof in philosophy. And it's also...

Examples one finds in the philosophical literature are somebody who's seen the trial of a...

Examples one finds in the philosophical literature are somebody who's seen the trial of a...

From each as they choose, to each as they are chosen.

From each as they choose, to each as they are chosen.

It's the level that allows us each to live our own chosen lives. But I...

It's the level that allows us each to live our own chosen lives. But I...

Through the evolutionary process, those who are able to engage in social cooperation of various...

Through the evolutionary process, those who are able to engage in social cooperation of various...

The great problem there is we have to have the cooperation of those other Asian...

The great problem there is we have to have the cooperation of those other Asian...

Now join your hands, and with your hands your hearts.

Now join your hands, and with your hands your hearts.

The keystone of successful business is cooperation. Friction retards progress.

The keystone of successful business is cooperation. Friction retards progress.