A general theory of induction ought to work when we don’t have strong priors.
Philosophical theories that only work in counterfactual worlds are not interesting to me. (This is why I am not a philosopher; nearly all philosophical theories only work in imaginary worlds.)
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the theory works no matter how many non-black objects you can inspect. that's the whole point I'm trying to make
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Afaict, it “works” only by fiat. You simply legislate that, yes, eggplants are evidence for green ravens. You are allowed to use the word “evidence” to mean whatever you like, but if it doesn’t line up with what other people mean by it, they’re unlikely to listen to you.
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