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Popper was right about the link between certainty and extremism

13 mins | Aug 15, 2022
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Karl Popper believed that absolute certainty is the foundation of all totalitarianism. Thomas Costello and Shauna Bowes reflect on their recent study that mapped the spectrum of certainty about political beliefs among its participants. Here, they reveal why the results show that many people at opposite ends of the political spectrum seem to have something in common.

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