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The world view that makes the fewest assumptions is the most reasonable and believable
This concern/objection is addressed by the nearby "however" node, stating: "We cannot achieve perfectly Justified True Belief without having perfect knowledge. Therefore, ever attempt at gaining Justified True Belief is actually just Justified Belief, thus all beliefs should be open to revision.
The world view that makes the fewest assumptions is the most reasonable and believable
Grass is green is a statement justified by experience. It also can be justified by measuring the wavelengths of light it reflects. Those statements are not an example of True Belief lacking justification. You can't actually give me an example, because we can't know its true without justification.
The world view that makes the fewest assumptions is the most reasonable and believable
How do we determine how bad an assumption is without knowing the truth? And if we knew the truth, we wouldn't need the assumption. While you're point is interesting and true, I don't see how it actually plays out usefully outside of theory.
The world view that makes the fewest assumptions is the most reasonable and believable
I don't understand, can you rephrase please?
The world view that makes the fewest assumptions is the most reasonable and believable
Not all knowledge directly contributes to empathy, but better understanding the range of human experiences, the power of psychological traps, and how to more effectively help people all does. Please use charitable interpretations of the argument, else we waste everyones time.
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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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
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
A Justified (but not True) Belief can fail to be true for at least 2 reasons: 1) because we lack the evidence or awareness of the evidence to justify the actually true belief, or 2) because we have chosen poor justifications, such as logical fallacies.
The world view that makes the fewest assumptions is the most reasonable and believable
A True Belief, while true, is indistinguishable from a False Belief if it is not justified. Just as many once thought the sun rotated around the earth and believed fire is hot, we can have true and false beliefs. We need justification to separate the wheat from chaff.
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
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
It helps us be more compassionate. Having a better understanding of the world and what people are going through enables us to better empathize.
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
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
Premise Grouping 2: Why are the fewest assumptions the most reasonable?
The world view that makes the fewest assumptions is the most reasonable and believable
Premise Grouping 1: Why should we want to understand the world better? How is it actually more useful?
I should not attempt to persuade my family to hold a different belief than the ones they currently hold.
The only way for me to determine if my experience was a simulacrum -- after all I'm an extremely empathetic and somewhat clever person who has a history of self-delusion -- was evidence. I am open to that evidence, and waiting for it, seeking to believe whatever requires the least assumptions.
I should not attempt to persuade my family to hold a different belief than the ones they currently hold.
And there's no reason we can't do this to our concept of God. Newage people do it for spirit guides, Islamic people do it to Allah. We could, like so many other religions, build a simulacrum of the christian god, and then use the universal fallacy of fitting the evidence to our desired conclusion.
I should not attempt to persuade my family to hold a different belief than the ones they currently hold.
Simulacrums are employed when reading about fictional characters, when hearing about people in stories. Simulacrums can be applied to our teddy bears when we are young. In essence, it's how we "personifying", or add the elements and expectations we have of a person to a person or object.
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