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Editor @AreoMagazine Secular, liberal humanist. Mother. Doglover. Writing book about epistemology & ethics on the academic left Helen.pluckrose@areomagazine.com

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    1. Martin Wiesner‏ @pogsurf 16 Jan 2017
      Replying to @HPluckrose

      Do you doubt it yourself? I think you'd be very unusual in this respect.

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    2. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 16 Jan 2017
      Replying to @pogsurf

      No, not at all. I have concrete evidence that I am thinking & so my thoughts, my mind exists.

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    3. Martin Wiesner‏ @pogsurf 16 Jan 2017
      Replying to @HPluckrose

      "concrete evidence" is not consistent with being sceptical about everything.

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    4. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 16 Jan 2017
      Replying to @pogsurf

      I don't know what you mean.

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    5. Martin Wiesner‏ @pogsurf 16 Jan 2017
      Replying to @HPluckrose

      If it's "concrete" I assume you mean it is definite. Not subject to being disproved.

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    6. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 16 Jan 2017
      Replying to @pogsurf

      But I'm not terribly interested in solipsism. We have to function so its reasonable to have the hypothesis that things exist.

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    7. Martin Wiesner‏ @pogsurf 16 Jan 2017
      Replying to @HPluckrose

      You're not. Others are. There is no consensus.

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    8. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 16 Jan 2017
      Replying to @pogsurf

      I'm not claiming a consensus on whether or not solipsism is interesting.

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    9. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 16 Jan 2017
      Replying to @HPluckrose @pogsurf

      But we have strayed very far from the point and its getting late. My point is that scepticism is about epistemology -

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    10. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 16 Jan 2017
      Replying to @HPluckrose @pogsurf

      A way of thinking abt knowledge & ways to obtain it that focuses on evidence, probability & provisional acceptance of hypotheses.

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      Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 16 Jan 2017
      Replying to @HPluckrose @pogsurf

      In contrast to a way that focuses on belief without evidence, on faith & subjective truth which does not require evidence.

      6:01 PM - 16 Jan 2017
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        2. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 16 Jan 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose @pogsurf

          To function, we all need to rely on evidence a great deal. Even the most postmodern postmodernist will check they've been paid.

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        3. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 16 Jan 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose @pogsurf

          Even the most devout defender of religious faith will want evidence that their child has done her homework.

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        4. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 16 Jan 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose @pogsurf

          A sceptic is someone who tries to think consistently in terms of evidence & probability & provisional hypotheses & usually does.

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        5. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 16 Jan 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose @pogsurf

          But might sometimes fail. Eg, I might really want to believe my child innocent of a crime despite all evidence she was guilty.

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