@MemberOfSpecies causality is normally taken as an objective fact, not an epistemic state.
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Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness And this is true even if I subjectively think the symmetrical coin has a 70% probability of heads.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @MemberOfSpecies
@MemberOfSpecies@Meaningness I don't see this. Why the obj 50% in a det'd universe?6 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @simplic10
@simplic10@Meaningness Maybe such objective probabilities can be said not to exist, but only in the sense cats can be said not to exist.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @MemberOfSpecies
@MemberOfSpecies@Meaningness I think they exist as obj'ly correct answers to a question given the info provided. But same as cat? Strong1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @simplic10
@MemberOfSpecies@Meaningness or do you mean the concept of cats, or something2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@simplic10@Meaningness (As well as literally everything else that any human values.)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@MemberOfSpecies@Meaningness can't you say same about the Rules of Chmess?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @simplic10
@simplic10@Meaningness I don't know. I don't have a principled philosophical answer either.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@simplic10@Meaningness But to say "cats" exist but the rules of Chmess don't exist, one needs to identify the relevant difference.3 replies 0 retweets 1 like
@simplic10 @Meaningness Relevant (not necessarily endorsed as correct) reading: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/platonism/ …
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