(May 17, 2014 at 3:23 pm)Pickup_shonuff Wrote:(May 17, 2014 at 2:42 pm)Chuck Wrote: Are you sure by truth of some sort, you don't really mean "in the present circumstance, this is the least controversial position" instead of this is really more truthful than any possible alternative?
Perhaps "truth" doesn't belong in there but I'm not convinced of that yet. Granted that we're concerned about the well-being of humans, I think true and false statements can indeed apply.
You mean it is true if it leads to greater well-being of humans, false if it does not?
If let's say a world ending asteroid will most certainly factually and materially hit tomorrow and exterminate all mankind. If you let everyone know this, then there will be panick and less wellbeing prior to the inevitable end, where as if you don't, then people will go on happily being well until the end.
Then the fact would be the world will end, but the truth is the world will not, since while the former corresponds to reality, the latter corresponds to greater well being?
