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> When is it ever advantageous to reject truths? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-fulfilling_prophecy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-fulfilling_prophecy
by anonymouskimmer 3y ago
> When is it ever advantageous to reject truths?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-fulfilling_prophecy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-fulfilling_prophecy
I.e. It becomes problematic when it involves human behavior at a stereotypical level. This isn't to say that stereotypes don't sometimes exist for preexisting (non-self-fulfilling) reasons, but even some people prone to sociopathy can leave good lives if properly treated.
- oalae5niMiel7qu 3y agoTreating sociopaths is not the same as lying about sociopaths or sociopathy because you think doing so will prevent sociopathy.
- anonymouskimmer 3y agoSure. The key is whether a statement is a genuine truth, or a policy based on a genuine truth plus various moral priors. Moral priors aren't genuine truths, they're predilections or rules of thumb. And even baldly stating a genuine truth enough times will have effects outside of its truthfulness. People respond to truths, they don't just hear them.
- oalae5niMiel7qu 3y agoSo what if people respond to truths? Is there something wrong with that?