Topics for Future Discussion

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What, if Anything, is Wrong with Deepfakes? ..... Deepfake technology—the ability to produce realistic looking and sounding video or audio files of people doing or saying things they did not do or say—brings with it unprecedented ethical concerns. But what, exactly, are these concerns? And how serious are they? (ADDED 3/3/24)
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Two Sovereigns? ..... According to the Uluru Statement from the Heart, Aboriginal sovereignty was never ceded, and co-exists with the sovereignty of the Australian Crown. Hobbes thought otherwise, that a kingdom divided cannot stand. Who is right? Could Australia have two sovereigns? (ADDED 16/1/24)
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Epistemic Injustice? ..... Epistemic injustice involves unjust devaluation of a person or group in their capacity as knowers, because their personal testimony is less trusted, or their self-understanding is hampered by deficient social concepts. But are these injustices really epistemic, and are all of them really injustice? (ADDED 13/8/24)
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Disagreeing with Equals? .... How much should your confidence in your beliefs diminish when you learn that others, who seem just as informed and reasonable as you, hold beliefs contrary to yours? Perhaps a little less confident, or even suspend belief? Or could you remain just as confident as you were? (ADDED 13/8/24)
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The Will to Believe? ..... We must always apportion our beliefs to the evidence, or so we are told. William James disagrees, if an issue is intellectually undecidable but also practically important. In such cases, might it be reasonable to take a chance on acquiring a true belief, even at the risk of being mistaken? (ADDED 9/10/24)
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Do Numbers Exist? ... Skepticism about numbers has a long history. Some are irrational, some are negative, and others imaginary. It does raise the question: where in the world are they to be found? Not on earth, it seems. In heaven, as Plato thought? Or are they are all just very useful fictions? (ADDED 25/11/24)
Other Topics for Future Discussion : Do we have libertarian free will? • How should we feel about 26 January 1788? • Do numbers exist? • What is a woman?
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