Ridiculous nonsense from Ayer. Plenty of reasons. Depends entirely on what you're wrong about. A loved one not having cancer?https://twitter.com/RIPhilo/status/882555678463852545 …
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nothing here saying being wrong is as good as being right. But being corrected is always benefit all else being equal.
If it's not as good as being right, in cases where you're either right or wrong, entirely reasonable to regret being wrong. That follows.
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I'm confused the whole point is that it is good you've been corrected i.e. You're no longer wrong!
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No contradiction here. It's because it's good being corrected, you should mind being wrong. (Otherwise what reason for minding being wrong?)
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I think the point IS that it is contradictory, a little playful - being wrong is not bad when you're not actually wrong.
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tense might be a factor: it is not 'why should you mind HAVING been wrong...'
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it is like a little joke in that sense: why mind being wrong when you're right? (Rather than deeper point)
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