# Elliot Temple **URL:** https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/c/elliot-temple/13.md?page=1 [Latest](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [\[Product\] \[Screencast\] Elliot Reads Critical Fallibilism Forum, 2023-03-08](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/product-screencast-elliot-reads-critical-fallibilism-forum-2023-03-08/2203)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/product-screencast-elliot-reads-critical-fallibilism-forum-2023-03-08/2203 "2026-05-03T19:11:44Z")
I recorded myself catching up on CF forum posts and put it up for sale. Find details on the product page: https://curi.gumroad.com/l/oywpl This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://curi.us/… --- ## [Lulie Tanett and Dennis Hackethal Doxed Me](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/lulie-tanett-and-dennis-hackethal-doxed-me/2204)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 6:35am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/lulie-tanett-and-dennis-hackethal-doxed-me/2204 "2026-05-01T06:35:13Z")
Lulie Tanett doxed me by giving private photographs of me, taken by her, to Dennis Hackethal, the bully who plagiarized me and threatened to sue me then blogged tens of thousands of words attacking me. Hackethal doxed me… --- ## [Debate, Rejection, Priorities and Endless Meta Levels](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/debate-rejection-priorities-and-endless-meta-levels/2201)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 8:17pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/debate-rejection-priorities-and-endless-meta-levels/2201 "2026-04-29T20:17:33Z")
Open debate policies involve more honesty than people are used to. If you don’t ignore people with no explanation, then you have to explain when you don’t debate people. That makes your reason for not debating be transpa… --- ## [Discussing Animal Intelligence](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/discussing-animal-intelligence/2200)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/discussing-animal-intelligence/2200 "2026-04-29T17:17:41Z")
This post replies to pdxthehunted from Reddit (everything he said there is included in quotes below). There is also previous discussion before this exchange, see here. This post will somewhat stand on its own without rea… --- ## [Checking Citations from David Thorstad](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/checking-citations-from-david-thorstad/2197)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 5:11pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/checking-citations-from-david-thorstad/2197 "2026-04-28T17:11:23Z")
Table of Contents I checked three cites from Against the singularity hypothesis by David Thorstad. I specifically looked for quotations and checked the first three I found. I wanted to test my theory that Thorstad’s cite… --- ## [Taking Personal Responsibility for Debating Your Ideas](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/taking-personal-responsibility-for-debating-your-ideas/2196)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 3:19am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/taking-personal-responsibility-for-debating-your-ideas/2196 "2026-04-28T03:19:44Z")
Anyone can take responsibility for defending some ideas. People can defend different but overlapping sets of ideas and still help each other. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://criti… --- ## [The Historicism of David Deutsch](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/the-historicism-of-david-deutsch/2128)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/the-historicism-of-david-deutsch/2128 "2026-04-27T21:38:01Z")
This article is inspired by Brian Moon's article The Poverty of Memes (2025) (read on Medium or as a PDF). Moon's article criticizes David Deutsch's meme theory (found in The Beginning of Infinity (BoI) (2011)) for being… --- ## [Engaging with Long Articles](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/engaging-with-long-articles/2195)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 5:43am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/engaging-with-long-articles/2195 "2026-04-27T05:43:21Z")
People often ignore things which are long or otherwise would take significant effort to engage with. They’ll often engage anyway if they like it, it catches their interest, it triggers them, they find it appealing, or th… --- ## [Fallibilism, Bias, and the Rule of Law](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/fallibilism-bias-and-the-rule-of-law/2194)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 3:31am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/fallibilism-bias-and-the-rule-of-law/2194 "2026-04-27T03:31:31Z")
Effective Altruism (EA) aims to apply rationality, science, math and evidence to doing good. One of its main activities is evaluating the cost effectiveness of different charitable causes and encouraging donations to eff… --- ## [Richard Hamming on Doing Great Research](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/richard-hamming-on-doing-great-research/2193)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2026, 5:15pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/richard-hamming-on-doing-great-research/2193 "2026-04-26T17:15:07Z")
Richard Hamming: You and Your Research is a 1986 talk about how to do "great" research in the sense of getting fame, promotions and prizes. This corresponds some with doing great research but also has differences. The ta… --- ## [Misquoting Is Conceptually Similar to Deadnaming: A Suggestion to Improve EA Norms](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/misquoting-is-conceptually-similar-to-deadnaming-a-suggestion-to-improve-ea-norms/2192)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2026, 11:26am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/misquoting-is-conceptually-similar-to-deadnaming-a-suggestion-to-improve-ea-norms/2192 "2026-04-26T11:26:57Z")
Our society gives people (especially adults) freedom to control many aspects of their lives. People choose what name to go by, what words to say, what to do with their money, what gender to be called, what clothes… --- ## [David Deutsch’s Gossip and Harassment Leadership](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/david-deutsch-s-gossip-and-harassment-leadership/2191)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2026, 11:03am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/david-deutsch-s-gossip-and-harassment-leadership/2191 "2026-04-26T11:03:06Z")
One of my new forum members expressed doubt that the harassment campaign against me is “led by Deutsch” as I claim. He said: I’d definitely agree with his \[Deutsch’s\] actions being tacit endorsement \[of the hara… --- ## [David Deutsch Harassment Campaign Update for Feb 2023](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/david-deutsch-harassment-campaign-update-for-feb-2023/2190)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/david-deutsch-harassment-campaign-update-for-feb-2023/2190 "2026-04-25T17:49:16Z")
I wrote a new article which attempts to better explain why I blame Deutsch: David Deutsch’s Gossip and Harassment Leadership. Here are some updates on David Deutsch’s (DD’s) ongoing harassment campaign against me… --- ## [Harassment Campaign Update for May 2022](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/harassment-campaign-update-for-may-2022/2186)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2026, 10:53am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/harassment-campaign-update-for-may-2022/2186 "2026-04-25T10:53:31Z")
I’m going to share four incidents that occurred after my last update on David Deutsch’s harassment campaign. This is with my blog comments disabled and my forum paywalled; otherwise it’d be much worse. And, again, none o… --- ## [Preliminary Discussion Questions to Consider](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/preliminary-discussion-questions-to-consider/2171)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/preliminary-discussion-questions-to-consider/2171 "2026-04-16T17:17:52Z")
These are generic questions people could consider before discussing a topic in a philosophical way, especially controversial topics. They can make discussion more rational or organized. They can help people recognize the… --- ## [Purpose of Thinking; Positive and Negative Arguments; Clear Goals](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/purpose-of-thinking-positive-and-negative-arguments-clear-goals/1708)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 6:35am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/purpose-of-thinking-positive-and-negative-arguments-clear-goals/1708 "2026-04-13T06:35:28Z")
Summary: Thinking is complicated but worth working on and improving. Positive arguments aren’t as good as negative arguments, because we care whether an idea is broken (and will fail) or not. One negative argument can im… --- ## [Paths Forward Summary](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/paths-forward-summary/199)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 11:36pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/paths-forward-summary/199 "2026-04-07T23:36:57Z")
--- ## [In Defense of Debate](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/in-defense-of-debate/2165)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/in-defense-of-debate/2165 "2026-04-04T20:46:11Z")
TristanTrim wrote on LessWrong (link added): This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://criticalfallibilism.com/in-defense-of-debate/ --- ## [Theory of Constraints Introduction](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/theory-of-constraints-introduction/2030)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 8:37am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/theory-of-constraints-introduction/2030 "2026-03-27T08:37:24Z")
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQqtdN4As\_A --- ## [Introduction to Critical Fallibilism](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/introduction-to-critical-fallibilism/1920)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 1:24am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/introduction-to-critical-fallibilism/1920 "2026-03-12T01:24:53Z")
Critical Fallibilism (CF) is a philosophical system that focuses on dealing with ideas. It has concepts and methods related to thinking, learning, discussing, debating, making decisions and evaluating ideas. CF combines … --- ## [Dennis Hackethal Explains That He Didn't DDoS My Website](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/dennis-hackethal-explains-that-he-didnt-ddos-my-website/2152)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 6:46am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/dennis-hackethal-explains-that-he-didnt-ddos-my-website/2152 "2026-02-27T06:46:49Z")
In 2020, my blog, curi.us, was DDoSed for the first time around 45 hours after I sent Dennis Hackethal an email he didn't like. DDoSing is a crime involving breaking websites by sending malicious information to them over… --- ## [Assignable Curiosity](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/assignable-curiosity/2140)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 3:39pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/assignable-curiosity/2140 "2026-02-12T15:39:00Z")
In Disciplined Minds, Jeff Schmidt presents a concept called "assignable curiosity". It means that authorities can tell people what to be curious about, e.g. telling a scientist what topics to research or not. Their curi… --- ## [Proper Knowledge](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/proper-knowledge/519)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2026, 11:08pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/proper-knowledge/519 "2026-02-07T23:08:11Z")
--- ## [Arguing Without Discussing Opposing Arguments](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/arguing-without-discussing-opposing-arguments/1867)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/arguing-without-discussing-opposing-arguments/1867 "2026-01-30T16:54:40Z")
I read A serious case for dynamic scoring, an essay discussing how the U.S. government inaccurately scores the budget impact of potential laws by ignoring complex, dynamic factors like how a law could increase economic g… --- ## [KPop Demon Hunters](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/kpop-demon-hunters/2144)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/kpop-demon-hunters/2144 "2026-01-24T16:48:40Z")
KPop Demon Hunters (KDH, 2025) is Netflix's most watched original film with over 300,000,000 views. It's got great animation, colorful visuals, music, singing, dancing, and sword fights with demons. Despite the violence,… --- ## [Dennis Hackethal's Website, Veritula, Is Worse than Plagiarism](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/dennis-hackethals-website-veritula-is-worse-than-plagiarism/2132)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/dennis-hackethals-website-veritula-is-worse-than-plagiarism/2132 "2026-01-21T21:07:03Z")
Dennis Hackethal created a website, Veritula, based on my philosophy, Critical Fallibilism (CF). He explains and uses CF ideas but, instead of crediting the ideas to me or CF, he credits them (without evidence or citatio… --- ## [Rational Confidence and Standards for Knowledge](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/rational-confidence-and-standards-for-knowledge/514)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2026, 8:33pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/rational-confidence-and-standards-for-knowledge/514 "2026-01-18T20:33:39Z")
--- ## [Dennis Hackethal's Defense for Plagiarism](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/dennis-hackethals-defense-for-plagiarism/2145)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2026, 7:47pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/dennis-hackethals-defense-for-plagiarism/2145 "2026-01-18T19:47:00Z")
In 2020, I accused Dennis Hackethal of plagiarizing me (and plagiarizing David Deutsch) in his book A Window on Intelligence: The Philosophy of People, Software, and Evolution – and Its Implications (2020). I tried to re… --- ## [Philosophical analysis of Steven Pinker passage | Everything explained from grammar to arguments](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/philosophical-analysis-of-steven-pinker-passage-everything-explained-from-grammar-to-arguments/1431)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2026, 5:16pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/philosophical-analysis-of-steven-pinker-passage-everything-explained-from-grammar-to-arguments/1431 "2026-01-04T17:16:52Z")
--- ## [Problem Solving While Reading](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/problem-solving-while-reading/1717)
**Author:** [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2025, 5:38am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/problem-solving-while-reading/1717 "2025-12-25T05:38:09Z")
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://curi.us/2559-problem-solving-while-reading [Previous page](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/c/elliot-temple/13.md) [Next page](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/c/elliot-temple/13.md?page=2)