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ysabetwordsmith) wrote2023-03-25 12:32 am
ysabetwordsmith) wrote2023-03-25 12:32 am
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Philosophical Questions: Beliefs
People have expressed interest in deep topics, so this list focuses on philosophical questions.
Which of your beliefs are justified and which ones aren’t?
I like facts a lot. When I have gathered enough evidence to feel confident about setting a stance, then I do that. Until then, I may have a tentative hypothesis, but the stance is not set. And it's not really set in stone. My belief is more like a set of scales, with evidence in the pans, so even if it's quite firmly tilted at the moment, in theory more evidence could rain down and shift the balance. The more beans in a pan, the harder it is to shift. So, a scientific approach to belief, and justification as beans.
I don't like believing things where I can't cite reasons for believing them. There are, of course, things I believe based on evidence that isn't in the world where I'm currently standing. I try to sort out which came from where. But I've become very reluctant to believe that anything is really "impossible" because I've just had too many experiences where even things I had a proof for turned out to be doable if you knew how to manipulate materials or laws of reality.
This is not typically how humans deal in belief, which is often a point of contention. But well, when you can tinker with reality, and do things like "I told the energy it was a wall and it believed me," then it's very important to know not only what you believe but why and to make sure your beliefs are as accurate as you can make them.
Which of your beliefs are justified and which ones aren’t?
I like facts a lot. When I have gathered enough evidence to feel confident about setting a stance, then I do that. Until then, I may have a tentative hypothesis, but the stance is not set. And it's not really set in stone. My belief is more like a set of scales, with evidence in the pans, so even if it's quite firmly tilted at the moment, in theory more evidence could rain down and shift the balance. The more beans in a pan, the harder it is to shift. So, a scientific approach to belief, and justification as beans.
I don't like believing things where I can't cite reasons for believing them. There are, of course, things I believe based on evidence that isn't in the world where I'm currently standing. I try to sort out which came from where. But I've become very reluctant to believe that anything is really "impossible" because I've just had too many experiences where even things I had a proof for turned out to be doable if you knew how to manipulate materials or laws of reality.
This is not typically how humans deal in belief, which is often a point of contention. But well, when you can tinker with reality, and do things like "I told the energy it was a wall and it believed me," then it's very important to know not only what you believe but why and to make sure your beliefs are as accurate as you can make them.