There are almost no just-plain-true (or false) facts in the macroscopic natural world. We’ve engineered our environment to support deductive reasoning, which doesn’t work in nature. Text from Elijah Millgram’s _Hard Truths_pic.twitter.com/e6HLMSjpb3
Better ways of thinking, feeling, and acting—around problems of meaning and meaninglessness; self and society; ethics, purpose, and value.
You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more
Add this Tweet to your website by copying the code below. Learn more
Add this video to your website by copying the code below. Learn more
By embedding Twitter content in your website or app, you are agreeing to the Twitter Developer Agreement and Developer Policy.
| Country | Code | For customers of |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 40404 | (any) |
| Canada | 21212 | (any) |
| United Kingdom | 86444 | Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2 |
| Brazil | 40404 | Nextel, TIM |
| Haiti | 40404 | Digicel, Voila |
| Ireland | 51210 | Vodafone, O2 |
| India | 53000 | Bharti Airtel, Videocon, Reliance |
| Indonesia | 89887 | AXIS, 3, Telkomsel, Indosat, XL Axiata |
| Italy | 4880804 | Wind |
| 3424486444 | Vodafone | |
| » See SMS short codes for other countries | ||
This timeline is where you’ll spend most of your time, getting instant updates about what matters to you.
Hover over the profile pic and click the Following button to unfollow any account.
When you see a Tweet you love, tap the heart — it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love.
The fastest way to share someone else’s Tweet with your followers is with a Retweet. Tap the icon to send it instantly.
Add your thoughts about any Tweet with a Reply. Find a topic you’re passionate about, and jump right in.
Get instant insight into what people are talking about now.
Follow more accounts to get instant updates about topics you care about.
See the latest conversations about any topic instantly.
Catch up instantly on the best stories happening as they unfold.
There are almost no just-plain-true (or false) facts in the macroscopic natural world. We’ve engineered our environment to support deductive reasoning, which doesn’t work in nature. Text from Elijah Millgram’s _Hard Truths_pic.twitter.com/e6HLMSjpb3
Ironically, rationalists suppose that facts of nature are flatly true or false, and it is only when you get to messy social stuff that truth starts to break down in ambiguity. Whereas the few just-plain-true facts we have are mainly social: Ohio is one of the United States.pic.twitter.com/L60BPWyMzP
Flatly true facts are true by definition, which implies a definer, I suppose?
Well, supposedly there are flatly-true facts that are true not by definition, but contingently true in our world, due to physics or something.
Yes, for some sense of flatly true, I suppose that’s true in physics, but even there the best you can do is say, “it’s true of this model which we find pretty good”.
Right. Here’s Millgram on that:pic.twitter.com/G60yAiYcnc
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.