Maarten Boudry

@mboudry

Writer. Substack: maartenboudry.substack.com Support me: buymeacoffee.com/maartenbou4 Upcoming book: 'The Betrayal of Enlightenment' (Pitchstone)

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Joined November 2012

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Maarten Boudry
@mboudry
Feb 14
Why do people believe crazy stuff? It's because they fall for “fallacies”, we're told. Memorize the classics (ad hominem, post hoc, straw man) and you’ll be inoculated against error. It's a neat little story, and I used to believe it too. But I've become a fallacy apostate. 🧵/1
Maarten Boudry
@mboudry
5h
Wait, what? If I am to believe Ambassador @BillWhiteUSA, he has negotiated an “amicable agreement” between @ugent and @nathancofnas behind the scenes, lifting the suspension and allowing Cofnas to complete the full term of his appointment. It seems his email access has indeed
U.S. Ambassador to Belgium Bill White
@USAmbToBelgium
6h
After speaking with all parties, I am pleased to see that Ghent University and Nathan Cofnas have amicably reached an agreement to lift Mr. Cofnas' suspension, which will enable him to complete his one-year postdoctoral appointment. I look forward to working with Ghent University
Maarten Boudry
@mboudry
11h
So @IAI_TV invited me to participate in a public debate about postmodernism—for free. I accepted, did some preparation, and read the material they sent me. But then they proceeded to “ghost” me, ignoring all further emails and reminders. Rude and unprofessional behavior. Anyone
Maarten Boudry
@mboudry
11h
An important nuance from Bouke (who's not on X): he’s not so much pessimistic about demography in general, but he assigns different weights to the various reasons for optimism about liberalism’s prospects. For instance, he puts more emphasis on liberal openness to novel
Maarten Boudry
@mboudry
13h
My former philosophy department at @ugent banned the teaching of this paper by Anomaly & Faria, in a philosophy class by my colleague Bouke De Vries. Why? Because it discusses demography and migration as potential threats to liberal societies, and something called “biocultural
Maarten Boudry
@mboudry
13h
My former philosophy department at @ugent banned the teaching of this paper by Anomaly & Faria, in a philosophy class by my colleague Bouke De Vries. Why? Because it discusses demography and migration as potential threats to liberal societies, and something called “biocultural