So we can only assume that bigger things don't fit inside smaller things coz every time it's been tried, it's failed?
We could change the criteria, yes. OK, I'm not even sure what we're disagreeing on any more.
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Ok, here is the thing. In humanities ‘induction’ is used to justify general claims. That is as harmful as postmodernist philosophers.
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We agree on that.
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Its also inconsistent and ideologically loaded. Statistics on gender & violent crime justify demonising men but stats on Islam & illiberal..
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...values is something only brought up by racists. The two uses of the poisoned candy analogy shows this inconsistency.
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But we can, and in fact must, make working assumptions to function & know anything. Must just acknowledge that's what they are.
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That is exactly what makes it different from induction.
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I think this might be a semantic difference & am prepared to concede that you are being more precise in your use of the word
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Anyway, thank you for the discussion. It was a fun excursion :)
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