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I recommend a Bayesian approach. How likely is it that something is true? After a new event, how does that update your priors? Truth? The world around you is t

I recommend a Bayesian approach. How likely is it that something is true? After a new event, how does that update your priors? Truth? The world around you is true. Your attempt to describe the world around you is always going to miss the mark if ever so slightly. You can always put it to a test. Point at a slab, imply that I should move it to another location, if I then move the slab, well our little language game at least conforms enough to reality to be useful.

kardianos 4y ago
Language is a tool that enables communication. Clear communication with common vocabulary is required for good communication. So long as we agree that "The world around you is true." then we can work together. Yes, be humble (know that you can be wrong or partially wrong). But do not be tricked into being timid or impotent.