Scientific realists hold that we are justified in believing that our best scientific theories are true. But what if those theories are inconsistent? This video examines the argument that realists are committed to believing that there are true contradictions.
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0:00 - Introduction
0:59 - Scientific realism
2:53 - Three kinds of inconsistency in science
8:14 - From realism to dialetheism
11:45 - The law of non-contradiction
14:31 - Theoretical virtues
19:41 - Belief vs ontology
25:54 - Consistency as a pragmatic necessity
