Richard Goldstein

I am increasingly thinking of 'truth' as a misleading and undefinable concept. For one thing, just because some statement are true, that does not prov...

We can know with 100% that pain exists. Could we tell we are high or depressed if we cannot be sure of our comparisons with not-high or not-depressed?

I object to quantifying uncertainty as a percentage or fraction. In order to calculate a probability, you need a model and a set of assumptions. You a...

I do not accept 'I think therefore I am'; I do not see how you can assume that thinking necessarily implies a thinker. We have a prejudice that verbs ...

I think this is a good perspective - there is a set of procedures, methods and attitudes that are recognised as fitting the standards of the community...

As a scientist, I do not know of anyone who uses a 'scientific method'. Imagine a private investigator trying to solve a case. They can build on the e...