The assumption that "belief" is a natural kind (i.e. fundamental feature of reality) is pernicious but nearly universal due to Christianity.
@drethelin How about “representation”? Does the angle of the strip “represent” the temperature?
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@Meaningness@drethelin ... strip and knows how it works its angle represents the temperature, in that information about the angle stands... -
@shlevy@drethelin Yes… it’s a representation for *us*—but it’s also efficacious (brings about action). Isn’t the thermostat perceiving too? - 14 more replies
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@Meaningness@drethelin Sure, but not in vacuum. Needs somebody to interpret it thus, too. -
@simplic10@drethelin So, this is on a slope to the Chinese Room… what makes your beliefs different from the thermostat’s? - 7 more replies
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@Meaningness@drethelin I'd say representation is a property of the relationship between perciever and object. So to someone who sees the...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Meaningness@drethelin ... in for information about the temp.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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