No, its an acknowledgement of the scientific principle that knowledge is always provisional. A fact-based epistemology goes on what is best established with evidence but is wary of ever being too certain. A pragmatic epistemology goes on what is useful to serve a certain purpose.
Replying to @HPluckrose @realTomHa and
When we say the claim that the Earth orbits the sun is accurate, we mean that it has been established as a fact to the best of our knowledge. Someone going on a pragmatic epistemology would decide whether it did or based on what was most useful for their purpose.
11:58 AM - 6 May 2018
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