Thanks. Not sure I understand. Are you saying “ ‘this communication came from God’ is not a hypothesis I’m trying to falsify”?
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But I am saying that it's difficult to apply the traditional hypothesis model of inquiry to revelation. Does that help?
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Yep, that’s what I needed to hear; thank you.
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I would also assert that there are many things which are true, but not verifiable in that way. (e.g. 'My wife loves me.')
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Hm. There are observations which could falsify that hypothesis, though. Are there observations which could falsify your faith?
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But if one perceived revelation is false, how do I explain others that were true, and contained new information?
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I’m not sure how literal you’re being when you say “information.” Assume it’s not like “stars are made of hydrogen.” Example?
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But when it happens repeatedly, you start to see a pattern.
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Gotcha. What I see is a different threshold at which we are willing to accept new axis. Makes sense. My “cost” is extremely high.
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Honestly, I understand your POV. I do think it's real, but have no way to show you other than encouraging you to try it. :)
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Right, interesting experiment in general: “what if axia were much cheaper?” Seems much more dangerous to me, but worth trying.
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Are there axia that some propose in software development of which you are skeptical? (Honest question.)
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I have zero axia in software development. Everything’s a theory, and I scrutinize them all very heavily.
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