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Like surely you must have acquired a clue by now. (lemmy.world)
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[–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

But being closer to more "true" metaphysics and rationality is benefiting, though I guess that's probably not obviously apparent to everyone.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    But being closer to more “true” metaphysics and rationality is benefiting,

    What does this even mean. What are "true" metaphysics? Please tell me you're not just going to spew pseudoscientific nonsense at me.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago*

    The funny thing is that those words somehow have actual meaning. Metaphysics is the philosophy of existance. I believe the "true" metaphysics he refers to is the fact that it is unknowable if anything other then you exists, because there is no guarantee you are not a bozmian brain or living in a simulation along other things.

    This ability combined with rationality can allow you to adapt to changes in your perception of reality, while other frameworks can't (for example there are still people who don't believe in evolution because there interpretation of god is dependent on god creating all species at the start)

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    I put it in quotes because truth in this context is likely not binary. Here, "true" as in something that can be researched and argumented for rather than something that requires pure faith.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Agreed, though for most believing in irrational things is "fine" (in that it doesn't harm them) until someone shows up to take advantage of it (I'm guessing at least one person is using ai to make it look like they can perform holy miracles on Facebook).

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    But isn't that harm them? maybe indirectly but restricting your world view will restrict your agency. i.e. people will take advantage of you.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Exactly, its fine until it isn't. Unfortunately most people don't seem to realize just because there beliefs work in the present doesn't mean they will continue to be beneficial in the future (e.g. a christian being recruited to work for free at the pastors business because "it is gods will")

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