linguistic conventions & equations work when the world we experience responds the way they led us to expect
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modulo scope of "we" and "us." Gravity works as expected everywhere. Specific egregores don't.
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btw, sophomoric q, neat a: will gravity still work as expected if yr not on this planet but don't know it?
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if yr predictions don't work out you can try throwing out the assumption that you're on earth
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if you *do* then find the space villian that's imprisoned you on a simulated earth, aha, that explains that
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ie, if you want evidence whether or not yr senses are being deceived, test for existence of a deciever
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but don't bother questing for the deceit-proof episteme bc Cartesian demons can never be ruled out a priori
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Umm, we are each ourselves our own presumptive deceivers.
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in which case the argument is, being alert to self-deception & weeding it out when & where you find it is >
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yup, that's my basic life process. It's like digestion/sleep type cycles for the mind
