ClaimsPeter Thiel

“It may well be that the cumulative decisions made in all those close instances will determine the destiny of the postmodern world.”

Peter Thiel, essay author 2007 The Straussian Moment (gwern.net (PDF))

Prediction Philosophy, ethics and society

The cumulative decisions made in close cases between violence and peace may determine the destiny of the postmodern world.

Unresolvable The public record could not settle it.

Prediction: Statements about events outside the person's control, checked once they fell due: did they come true?

Reasoning

Vague hedged claim with undefined terms and no horizon.

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Peter Thiel, “The cumulative decisions made in close cases between violence and peace may determine the destiny of the postmodern world.” (said 2007). Verdict: unresolvable. Reliability API, claim c_43d54fdd769e, method 0.1.0+3e03e2df, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_43d54fdd769e

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