An ecology or ecosystem of truth requires the presence of falsehood—you cannot understand truth in the absence of its opposite—so efforts to eliminate misinformation actually undermine truth-seeking because truth and falsehood are mutually defining and complementary.

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Speaker

Sam Harris

Evidence Quote

in the Ecology of Truth you actually have to understand and be acquainted with what is false right like you you you cannot understand truth in the absence of its opposite [47:08]

Source

What Happened to the Republican Party?: A Conversation with Bret Stephens (Episode #329)Sam Harris
Created: 8/12/2026, 9:43:35 PM

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