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twoiko t1_jatgp6z wrote

Reply to comment by platoprime in Our emotional experiences reveal facts about the world in the same way our sensory experiences do. Trusting in either requires a leap of faith to some degree. by IAI_Admin

Then what did you mean by that quote? Are you simply assuming there is an objective reality?

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platoprime t1_jatgzqx wrote

What would proof of objective reality look like to you?

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twoiko t1_jath72t wrote

I don't know that there is such a thing, that's why I ask

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platoprime t1_jathn4p wrote

There is no such thing because you could always be in the Matrix or whatever. It's a stupid thing to take seriously and I doubt many people do.

Let me know when "you" stop paying your bills because objective reality isn't provable. You should check out the incompleteness theorem if you're interested in unprovable truths.

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twoiko t1_jatitdx wrote

I pay my bills because evidence supports the idea that it's what keeps me warm and dry, but that's still a leap of faith I'm making, I don't actually know it to be true.

I know all about the incompleteness theorem, I'm not sure what you mean by unprovable truths, maybe my definition of truth is too rigorous for this conversation.

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platoprime t1_jatj4u3 wrote

It is not a "leap" to accept that paying bills keeps you warm and dry. There might be a infinitesimal sliver of faith required but that is the level of faith required with all truths.

If you know all about incompleteness then you know incompleteness is the fact that we cannot construct a formal logical system that can prove all true statements.

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