And it could hold because this hypothesis was too vague to be useful. We can imagine make a very large wine bottle.
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Replying to @JCMaas @BaileyNagy
We could change the criteria, yes. OK, I'm not even sure what we're disagreeing on any more.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @BaileyNagy
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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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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Replying to @HPluckrose @BaileyNagy
That is exactly what makes it different from induction.
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Replying to @JCMaas @BaileyNagy
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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Replying to @HPluckrose @BaileyNagy
Anyway, thank you for the discussion. It was a fun excursion :)
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Yes, I think we know where we're both coming from now.
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