Anselm's ontological argument purports to be an a priori proof of God's existence. Anselm starts with premises that do not depend on experience for their justification and then proceeds by purely ...

"Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one." This quote, often attributed to French philosopher Voltaire, captures the delicate and often paradoxical relationship ...

Scientific Hypothesis in Plain English Lola Kolpina, PhD a sociologist at Haifa University and Dor Moria’s research director, explains their work through the “Ontological Bubble” hypothesis ...

To cope with this uncertainty and anxiety, one common response people use is information seeking – where we seek out information about an event or situation in order to feel more certain and ...

You write in a tradition called weird fiction. Uncertainty about how the universe works is a hallmark of the genre. Do you see any similarities between weird fiction and science? At its best ...

The so-called neutral rate of interest — or “r star,” as economists call it — is the standard against which the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate policy is judged as either “tight” or ...

A reliable assessment of measurement uncertainty in calibration services is an essential qualitative requirement for any calibration laboratory. While general guidance on the estimation of measurement ...

Uncertainty is not as easily measured as traditional indicators like growth or inflation, but economists have built some reliable proxies. One of the best-known gauges is the Economic Policy ...

Financial stability risks remain contained in the near term, although rising economic and geopolitical uncertainty increases the likelihood of adverse shocks, exposing fragilities. Chapter 1 of the ...

A more important spoiler for markets over the next month would be if there is protracted winner uncertainty following the U.S. presidential election. Total CPI consumer inflation decelerated in ...

It’s looking likely, given the historically close nature of the 2024 presidential race, that major TV networks won’t be able to make a call on election night—not that that would stop Donald ...

2. Look to connect It can be helpful when experiencing existential uncertainty to remind yourself that others are probably feeling the same way. Acknowledging the common humanity of our worries ...