The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant

5/17/2015

The website is the personal homepage of philosopher Nick Bostrom. On this page, Bostrom presents a thought-provoking fable about a dragon in a garage. The fable serves as an allegory for assessing the plausibility of extraordinary claims and the burden of proof. Bostrom uses the dragon in the garage as a metaphor for unverifiable and unfalsifiable beliefs or ideas that are immune to empirical investigation. He argues that when faced with such claims, it is necessary to carefully examine the evidence and consider the criteria for accepting or rejecting them. The fable prompts readers to critically evaluate extraordinary claims and question the foundation of their beliefs.

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