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The world view that makes the fewest assumptions is the most reasonable and believable

Those who have an accurate understanding of the world are more capable at navigating dangers and effecting change. Meteorologists who don't understand what temperatures cause rain to become snow are going to be less effective at their job than those who do.
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The world view that makes the fewest assumptions is the most reasonable and believable

Aside from being effective, we can simply want to develop a more accurate view of the world for the love of understanding. For the pleasure of curiosity and the love of truth.
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The world view that makes the fewest assumptions is the most reasonable and believable

A good argument is built on good data and premises. The further we move away from "Justified True Belief", aka knowledge, the more error-prone our conclusions are likely to be. Accumulating Justified True Beliefs are achieved by reducing potential errors in data and reasoning.
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The world view that makes the fewest assumptions is the most reasonable and believable

Justified True Belief is the goal because it is the most consistent way to build an accurate understanding or model of the world.
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The world view that makes the fewest assumptions is the most reasonable and believable

Logical fallacies are reasoning that have provably failed to determine the truth of a hypothesis or belief, and are therefore not useful for determining the truth. Example: "Well Socrates thought the sun revolved around the earth, and he was a smart guy." Fallacy: appeal to authority.
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The world view that makes the fewest assumptions is the most reasonable and believable

We cannot achieve perfectly Justified True Belief without having perfect knowledge. Therefore every attempt at JTB is just a JB and should be open to revision as we improve our evidence and reasoning.
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The world view that makes the fewest assumptions is the most reasonable and believable

Mystery is usually nice due to the promise of the thrill of discovery, or do to fear of knowing the truth. The first shows that mystery is just an intermediary step toward understanding, and the second is an unfortunate and probably unhealthy condition.
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