It looks like he’s having a third party judge the results, but I can’t tell since it’s only a tweet and isn’t explicit about whether or not the reward is determined by the third party. He tweeted:
“I am happy to say that Russell Blackford has agreed to judge the essays, pick the winner, and evaluate my response.”
It looks like he’s having a third party judge the results, but I can’t tell since it’s only a tweet and isn’t explicit about whether or not the reward is determined by the third party. He tweeted:
“I am happy to say that Russell Blackford has agreed to judge the essays, pick the winner, and evaluate my response.”
This is for the best essay, not for the main prize.
If true, this is good news for the sanity of Sam Harris, although the original post showed no indication that this would be the case.