On Wolverines and Epistemological Totalitarianism1,2

摘要

In what follows, although I will refer to specific authors to make my points, my criticism is against a way of thinking found in both pro- and anti-psi stances rather than against particular individuals or conclusions about psi. [...] I expect that this piece will make a number of readers uncomfortable, but hopefully will encourage reflection on the danger of endorsing any simple solution to our topic. 1 Simplistic "Skeptics," notwithstanding their surface differences, are convinced that they have found a single explanation for everything, be it materialist metaphysics, evolutionary theory, the action of psi in every event, or the world of the spirits and angels, and refuse to consider complexity and uncertainty.