This is the vital difference. We can be deeply moved by art in the form of poetry or epic narratives w/out claiming them to be true. Scientists have no lesser an appreciation for these than anyone else. Blurring the distinction between 'meaningful' & 'true' is a problem.
No. This belief is also found in other forms of philosophy, theology & metaphysics particularly but a failure to distinguish was is from what feels meaningful is actually our default position. Going on evidence & reason is counterintuitive.
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The essay of mine that I linked cites many sources that it is counterintuitive. The Enlightenment is when it became the norm to expect evidence and reasoned argument for truth claims. Before that, truth was understood to come largely from revelation.
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Yep. Read that thanks. Honestly I think the issue is being dodged. Do you really think all our great composers post Enlightment (let’s go from Mozart to present day) were communicating only pleasure and meaning and not Truth?
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