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> We have no way to determine whether an explanation is true, false, or simply a post-hoc rationalization If we have no way of determining whether something is
by cscurmudgeon 10y ago
> We have no way to determine whether an explanation is true, false, or simply a post-hoc rationalization
If we have no way of determining whether something is true or false, then I can say the same thing about your own statement quoted above. I can just say it is false and go on with my life.
I sincerely hope you realize the obvious self contradiction :D
Logic 101. :)
- nradov 10y agoThere's no self contradiction. I never claimed that we have no way of determining whether something is true or false. I only claimed that we have no way of determining whether the explanation a person gives for how he made a decision actually matches his real mental process or motives. We can't yet install a debugger with break points and variable watches in the human mind; it's very much a black box. Logic 201. :-)
- cscurmudgeon 10y agoLogic 101. :) > I never claimed that we have no way of determining whether something is true or false Everything can be cast as a declarative statement. Matches(givenStatement, actualIntention).