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by afarrell 2115 days ago
No, I'm saying that in order to believe in any facts, you have to exercise some level of human judgement and conclude/assume that the entire world has not conspired to deceive you.

It is wise to exercise judgement in that direction for the same reason it is wise to round 0.9999999999999999999 up to 1

It is often wise to round 0.999 up to 1.

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I'm not saying '2+2=5'.

I am saying '2+2=4'. You are saying '2+1.99999999999999999=4'.

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"There are no real facts, this could all be a simulation and 2+2=5" isn't really a useful position to discuss anything useful from.

https://birdsarentreal.com/ is fun to chuckle at, but it's not a useful philosophy for encountering the world.