It’s better than feeling wrong…
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Replying to @Doc_Surge @chagmed
The feeling of righteousness and the feeling of wrongness are just that -- feelings. They are body sensations accompanied by a concept. Why trust one body sensation over another? Our nervous systems have no interest in feeling out the truth.
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“Our nervous systems have no interest in feeling out the truth.” That’s a strong statement. If our nervous systems weren’t at least partially responsive the the “truth” of our environment, we would have died off a long time ago...
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context: a discussion of metaphysics. one participant asserted that the truth of a metaphysical assertion (e.g., karma) can be ascertained by consulting one's feelings
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and no, evolution has not equipped us to ascertain environmental truths. my body cannot detect magnetic fields, barometric pressure, etc. we can determine enough to get by, but our perception is limited. we are mostly blind even to the inner workings of mind itself.
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That's why I said "at least partially responsive". Evolution has equipped us to ascertain *certain* environmental truths, like, "it's getting cold, better get some shelter". I agree that perception and our understanding of mind is limited overall though
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I agree, though "it's getting cold" is a relative truth, meaningless outside of the context of the organism. It's more like "my current body temperature is not optimal for survival". And you can feel cold even when it's "objectively" not cold (see: people with hypothyroidism).
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Well yeah, but there is some correlation across organisms with respect to the external environment...
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Right (at least with humans or similar organisms), I don't think we're in disagreement on that. A space alien or artificial intelligence might be wondering why the hell it's so hot. But for our purposes, we agree to only care about that which correlates, because it's most useful.
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"space aliens" prefer "non-Terran"
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It's political correctness gone mad!
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