By undermining consensus that the best epistemology is one which relies on evidence and testing. That there are alternative ways of knowing
They're separate from it. They can only us how people feel about immigration. They can't tell us if those feelings reflect reality.
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Many Brits feel that Muslim immigrants are taking over the country & are anywhere between 20% & 50% of it. They're 5%.
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The first fact has a much bigger impact on society than the second.
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But it doesn't make it true. We need to regain some respect for the truth rather than encourage competing narratives to fuel each other.
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Throwing numbers at people won't fix the feelings. I get the sense that by "facts" you mean quantitative evidence?
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Yes. That is what is being undermined. It's getting more & more acceptable to go with your feelings & ignore the facts. Post-truth society.
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I'm aware of that phenomenon, but refusing to be explicit about (or have questioned) the structure of our conceptual world won't solve it.
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People can do that in all sorts of ways. I keep falling out with Jordan Peterson followers but I don't object to their liking of archetypes.
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I object to them claiming that they are true.
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You are engaging in philosophy right now, but not in a very explicit way.
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My friend says he is a thinker, not a philosopher & I take that approach.
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I don't share the common disdain for philosophy. Thinking can be applied in many different ways, and some can end up being neglected.
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