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Self-Validating Empirical Epistemology?
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RE: Self-Validating Empirical Epistemology?
May 25, 2016 at 2:13 am (This post was last modified: May 25, 2016 at 2:16 am by robvalue.)
Yes, the differences come about because mathematics creates precise abstract logical systems, whereas most claims of knowledge about reality are tentative and probabilistic. Only by omitting this implication can the comparison be made. It's not reasonable to expect everyone to "pre-amble" every sentence they make. You can always ask for clarification rather than trying to raze the ground and stifle the discussion. The approach a person takes indicates whether they are interested in discussion, or just "winning".

Of course, some people may genuinely go around making statements of absolute truth about reality, and so will fall foul of this kind of thing.
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Self-Validating Empirical Epistemology?

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Self-Validating Empirical Epistemology? - by Ignorant - May 20, 2016 at 5:02 am
RE: Self-Validating Empirical Epistemology? - by quip - May 24, 2016 at 6:23 pm
RE: Self-Validating Empirical Epistemology? - by robvalue - May 25, 2016 at 2:13 am

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