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> That was one of the best wall of texts I've read since I joined this site.
I'm glad you think so!
> One being the simplest question, what is a fallibilists take on life (how we got here, why we are here, etc.)?
Fallibilism shows us that life is the survival of genetic knowledge. The only requirements for life are energy, matter, and evidence. These three things let it encode information, so life can occur anywhere and in any form as long as these three things are present.
As far as the purpose of life goes, fallibilism shows that purpose, like value, is entirely subjective. If you find meaning in having a purpose, you can easily give yourself one.
> My second question is who are some philosophers I could read up on regarding fallibilism?
I suggest reading up on Karl Popper (free PDF). and David Deutsch's The Beginning of Infinity.
> My final question is almost unrelated, but I just began teaching myself piano, do you have any tips that will further my skill?
Haha, just follow the problem-solving method... Be your own worst critic, be picky when identifying problems with your skills, practice only when you're energized to try new things (instead of a strict schedule), and have fun! Play what you want to play.
I'm working on a theory of music (for any instrument, not just piano) that can help explain how I understand music, and it's still somewhat difficult for me to explain it in clear terms, but I'll give it a shot. To summarize, I break down music into its "harmonic", "rhythmic", and "dynamic" aspects. The harmonic aspect has to do with relative pitch, or "intervals" that sound good. The rhythmic aspect has to do with the relative timing of sounds that sound good. The dynamic aspect has to do with the relative "weight", or "emphasis" between sounds that sound good.
Fallibilism shows us that there is an objective truth, even in aesthetics. Since it would take us an infinite amount of time and resources to discover absolute truth, we must settle for discovering objective truths through the indefinite growth of knowledge instead.
How many times have pictures of these books made a showing in /atheism. We get it, they're a pretty good read. We all hypocritically revere and jerk off to them like theists do to the bible. How about reading a textbook on mathematical principles, Principles of Physics, or Astronomy. You want your mind blown? Read anything related to infinity.
Some great thinkers were staunchly religious. Try Symbolic Logic and the Game of Logic. Computer science at it's basics.
God is not Great, page 6:
"Sacrifices and ceremonies are abhorrent to us, as are relics and the worship of any image or objects (even including objects in the form of one of man's most useful innovations: the bound book)."
The physicist David Deutsch has a good essay about this in his latest book
'Beginning of Infinity'
He explains that it's mathematically impossible to design a voting system which is free of bias. Deutsch prefers first past the post, because it makes it easier to get rid of bad governments and it's also less likely to result in a coalition government, which end up making compromises that nobody has voted for.
I completely understand why the liberal democrats are aggrieved at the current voting system, which underrepresents their share of the vote- but since all voting systems are unfair in some way, isn't it better to be unfair to the least popular of the three parties (whichever that may be)?
Some good popsci-style but still somewhat theoretical CS books:
Holy shit. Imma buy it.