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The Paradox of Tolerance


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The paradox of tolerance is a philosphical thought experiment inspired in part by a curiosity about what gave rise to Hitler. The inquiry extrapolates what happens when allowing in ideas includes allowing in ideas that demand shutting out ideas. More directly, when you tolerate intolerance, you end up with no tolerance, but you must be intolerant to allow tolerance... paradoxically. Be prepared to hear the word "toleranace." Despite being an argument from logic, it may offer some pragmatic future directions for humanity. 

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Links: 
  1. https://medium.com/@parkermolloy/deconstructing-the-tolerance-paradox-why-conservatives-go-to-line-is-garbage-666a1bf04a65
  2. https://markmanson.net/the-paradox-of-tolerance
  3. https://nicolagriffith.com/2024/10/30/the-paradox-of-tolerance/
  4. https://www.freiheit.org/mexico/limits-tolerance-poppers-paradox
  5. https://academy4sc.org/video/paradox-of-tolerance-to-tolerate-or-not-to-tolerate/
  6. https://www.thefire.org/news/so-you-think-youre-tolerant-paradox-tolerance
  7. https://www.usj.edu.lb/news.php?id=9643
  8. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/popper/
  9. https://iep.utm.edu/pop-sci/#:~:text=In%20contrast%20to%20such%20paradigmatically,compatible%20with%20every%20possible%20observation.





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