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51CK54DW0RLD t1_j6y3v1p wrote

Reply to comment by tominator93 in “All knowledge must be built upon our instinctive beliefs. If these are rejected, nothing is left. We can organize these beliefs and their consequences, modifying or abandoning them until they don’t clash, forming a harmonious system.” | Bertrand Russell on Epistemology by dbrereton

...modifying or abandoning them until congitive dissonance is reduced to tolerable levels

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tominator93 t1_j6zl3us wrote

Lol yeah, exactly this. Reaching a “harmonious system” seems to be a pretty ambitious goal.

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