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Better ways of thinking, feeling, and acting—around problems of meaning and meaninglessness; self and society; ethics, purpose, and value.

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    1. John Nerst‏ @everytstudies 4 Feb 2019
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      Yes, very much that. I just suspect you're being coy when making blanket statements like the OP that you know requires a bucketload of interpretation to evaluate and I sorta want to call you out on it 😋

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    2. David Chapman‏ @Meaningness 4 Feb 2019
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      Ah… what would be a better approach, do you think?

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    3. John Nerst‏ @everytstudies 4 Feb 2019
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      Depends on what you're trying to do exactly, doesn't it? I think most people confronted with the assertion that the world doesn't make sense would take the wrong message from it. I did when I first read your stuff.

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    4. David Chapman‏ @Meaningness 4 Feb 2019
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      Ah, that’s interesting. What’s the wrong message, and how can I communicate the right one more effectively, or prevent the misunderstanding?

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    5. John Nerst‏ @everytstudies 4 Feb 2019
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      Replying to @Meaningness @reasonisfun

      In my mind the wrong message would be that there is no reality out there and it's all in our minds, or that all knowledge is completely subjective (everything equally valid) and other such boogeymen.

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    6. David Chapman‏ @Meaningness 4 Feb 2019
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      Yes, this is an expositional problem. There’s 200 years of people (Romantics) saying rationalism is wrong for reasons X. I explicitly reject that analysis, and say rationalism is wrong for reasons Y, which are unfamiliar to rationalists (although not unique to me).

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    7. David Chapman‏ @Meaningness 4 Feb 2019
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      I need to prevent the misunderstanding that I’m just reiterating the tired wrong arguments X. The Eggplant attempts that by devoting the introduction to saying how great rationality is, and how it’s under threat, and that strengthening it is critical. Will that be enough?

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    8. Stephen Pimentel‏ @StephenPiment 4 Feb 2019
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      Replying to @Meaningness @everytstudies @reasonisfun

      There’s a kind of law that no amount of rhetorical positioning is sufficient to preclude a misunderstanding among those inclined to it, particularly when the misunderstanding is strong attractor in cognitive space.

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    9. Lulie‏ @reasonisfun 4 Feb 2019
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      Replying to @StephenPiment @Meaningness @everytstudies

      "It is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood." (Karl Popper)

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    10. Stephen Pimentel‏ @StephenPiment 4 Feb 2019
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      Replying to @reasonisfun @Meaningness @everytstudies

      That's certainly true, but I'm going further to speak even of the likelihood of misunderstanding.

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      David Chapman‏ @Meaningness 4 Feb 2019
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      Replying to @StephenPiment @reasonisfun @everytstudies

      Yes… the “nearby cognitive attractor” dynamic is key here probably!

      1:40 PM - 4 Feb 2019
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