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> Many beliefs are held because there is a social and tribal benefit to holding them, not necessarily because they’re true. They become true when enough people
by bluetomcat 3y ago
> Many beliefs are held because there is a social and tribal benefit to holding them, not necessarily because they’re true.
They become true when enough people in society hold them. When people collectively believe in the value of money or in the rationality of markets, the claims that money have value or that markets distribute resources rationally become true.
- dmreedy 3y agoYep. There is no prior more frequently unexamined, I think, than the definition of the word "true". Though the definition of the word "good" has gotta be a close second.
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