I think that studying and explaining the evolution of views within the community would be an interesting and valuable project in its own right.
I second this. I think Halstead’s question is an excellent one and finding an answer to it is hugely important. Understanding what went wrong epistemically (or indeed if anything did in fact go wrong epistemically) could massively help us going forward.
I second this. I think Halstead’s question is an excellent one and finding an answer to it is hugely important. Understanding what went wrong epistemically (or indeed if anything did in fact go wrong epistemically) could massively help us going forward.
I wonder how we get the ball rolling on this...?