We really need to stop using the words "post-factual" & "post-truth". They imply that life was once factual, when actually human beings have always prioritized utility over truth. The only reason our age seems so dishonest is that we've become much better at recognizing bullshit.
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For thousands of years humans lived their lives as though they were being watched by a God. They did this not because they had rational or empirical evidence for God, but because of the God gene, which had evolved in them as a purely social tool.
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I don't think the fact we have to approximate reality shows we aren't configured for epistemology and survival/procreation requires
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