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		JetAlone on Dec 4, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cognitive ability is a powerful predictor of polit... It's not a paradox, it's a contradiction. The "open society" is a closed circuit.

toss1 on Dec 5, 2022 [–]

That should probably be taken up with Popper, who named the thing. ;-)

Yes it is a self-contradicting property of an open society, 'tho I'm not sure that rules out it being a paradox either/also.

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