Supplement: Here is some older material in the thread that shows I have been talking about the same thing all along for the second currently discussed item:
"And it is the most "practical" IMO, as it is the only choice that can possibly be acted on practically. I don't actually see any way to consider empiricism not the most practical choice. I would be interested in hearing you why you do."
"B. You know I'm not saying practicality is a method or reflection of absolute truth, right? Just that acting on sense data as perceived is the only practical path since you can't actually do anything else."
"B. Think about it. The only actions you can reliably* take are the ones you perceive the results of, yes? So empiricism is the only belief that lets you realistically* do anything. Thus the only "practical" one, thus the most "practical" one.
"*I do not by these words imply that you actually KNOW "really for real" that you are in ACTUAL FACT doing these actions. I mean rather that your ONLY MEANS OF INPUT replies to your output in a fairly internally consistent way. (BTW, this includes dreams to the extent that the inputted world explains the discrepancy.) And that "doing" anything requires an input/output system. And that "practicality" by definition refers to "doing" things."
It almost makes me want to cry.
Tag (courtesy of fkusumot): "Please feel free -- nay, I encourage you -- to offer rebuttal."
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My advice to fanboys: Brag about stuff that's true, not about stuff that's false. Predict stuff that's likely, not stuff that's unlikely. You will be happier, and we will be happier.
"Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts." - Sen. Pat Moynihan
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I have the most epic death scene ever in VGChartz Mafia. Thanks WordsofWisdom!
