Discussions of truth often get too large and abstract and falter on the grounds of the absence of a comprehensive, philosophical theory of truth.
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Forgive me for hijacking the thread, but I was just thinking about this question. Do you think a lot of people confuse their personal opinions with Truth?
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Please join my conversation any time. Yes, I do. I think this is our default setting and there is much evidence that this is the case. Our intuitions go first and our reasoning works to justify them. It is difficult for us to accept the counterintuitive & we find ways not to.
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Haidt on this. Elephants = intuitions (in case you haven't read him)pic.twitter.com/cmSvlWtp92
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That is A Righteous Mind.
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“Imperialist”? Did you mean, ”empirical”?
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No, imperialist. We are frequently told that science and reason are western and oppressive and have been used to justify imperialism.
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Yep - kinda goes along with demands for “proof”. Real messy world is dealt with using preponderance of evidence. Only math has proofs.
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I expect my son to start using this argument pretty soon
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Ah, but they might feel different hearing another parent talk about their homework struggle. My shame is private, but yrs...
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Nero obviously ate it.
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