TheTrueLordHumungous t1_irgfvqz wrote on October 7, 2022 at 10:34 PM

Reply to comment by iiioiia in “Scientific progress is thwarted by the ownership of knowledge.” How Karl Popper’s philosophy of science can overcome clinical corruption. by IAI_Admin

> would you consider the label to be objectively accurate (aka: True):

Yes I would consider the label objectively true assuming it fell within the bounds of some purity standard.

iiioiia t1_irizc8w wrote on October 8, 2022 at 4:01 PM

>Yes I would consider the label objectively true assuming it fell within the bounds of some purity standard.

The purity standard is what was stated on the label: 100%.

VitriolicViolet t1_irgmgcl wrote on October 7, 2022 at 11:33 PM

so in other words you might.

the fact you had to qualify it means you were wrong.

TheTrueLordHumungous t1_irgmrxz wrote on October 7, 2022 at 11:36 PM

I don’t understand the point of this pedantic argument.

iiioiia t1_irizgjb wrote on October 8, 2022 at 4:02 PM

They are useful for identifying the limits of instances of human consciousness, at least. With an adequate sample size, it can also be used to develop an algorithm for how the human mind will behave when it is put into certain situations, what forms of rhetoric and memes it will grasp for when it finds the ground it was standing on no longer (or doesn't actually) exists, etc.