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Once you start on the path of semantics, it's often turtles all the way down. So, unless you want to be rigorous, it's best to go with the generally accepted be
by churchill 2y ago
Once you start on the path of semantics, it's often turtles all the way down. So, unless you want to be rigorous, it's best to go with the generally accepted best bet.
- kaycebasques 2y agoFor sure, I know comments about semantics often don't go down well on HN. Was just sharing something I'm intellectually curious about. The act of trying to pin down a rigorous definition has exposed me to 5-10 different interpretations and each has given me different perspective on how to manage this nebulous thing we call knowledge.
- throwaway19972 2y ago"Generally accepted" is nearly impossible to discern from an individual standpoint. I prefer Wittgenstein's stance that you should essentially accept uncertainty that you refer to the same world/concepts/knowledge that others do and engage in good faith efforts to communicate the best you can. This amounts to the same thing but it's not weighted towards some (likely wildly incorrect) subjective viewpoint of the general population.