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How do you know that you're actually "understanding" these experiences and not just making up whatever confirms your preconceptions?
by YurgenJurgensen 3y ago
How do you know that you're actually "understanding" these experiences and not just making up whatever confirms your preconceptions?
- pyinstallwoes 3y agoHow do you know you aren't the person in the Chinese Room? [^1] 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_room https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_room
- ehnto 3y agoI guess it wouldn't matter, a lot of the human experience is dogmatic. It's not necessarily wrong to experience life through minor misunderstandings, especially ones that make life more bearable. I am a little jealous of people who believe they go to heaven for one example. The experience of their entire life may be enriched by that, whereas I gain nothing by not believing in it.
- maxbond 3y agoI don't mean to be factitious, but I'm gunnuh answer your question with a question. How do you know someone loves you? Because everyone I've ever met has been convinced certain people love them or don't, it's tremendously meaningful to their lives, and none of them used science to do it.