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by spritefs 1240 days ago
> Also: arguments like this (which tend to be extremely persuasive, and often account for a non-trivial amount of arguments) could be easily eliminated with a simple rule.

I wasn't really trying to make an argument, it's more of a heuristic if anything

> How do you account for...

> a) the unknown?

just do whatever habit says to do (and don't call it the truth)

> b) the known delusional nature of the mind?

this is a fun one. give the delusional mind a pen, paper, and 20 years and maybe they'll write the next phenomenology of spirit and trigger world war III

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> just do whatever habit says to do (and don't call it the truth)

On certain topics, it seems people are not able to do that, as simple as it sounds. (Not a hit at you, more of a general observation.)