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tomowudi t1_j0wowp4 wrote

Reply to comment by Pawn_of_the_Void in How to Assess Your Own Beliefs: Take Ideas Seriously by DirtyOldPanties

The article doesn't unpack this, but I would almost have to ASSUME that the context is about your own ideas, not when examining the ideas of others. Even though the instruction is to "take it literally," my HOPE would be that taking it literally wouldn't be broadly applicable to your actual understanding of someone else's idea, but rather as a process whereby you visualize what the literal expression of that might look like in order to critically think about it.

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But honestly, its hilarious and ironic to me that the most coherent interpretation of this piece interpreting Rand's intent requires that you do NOT take it literally. LMAO.

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Pawn_of_the_Void t1_j0xdjcn wrote

Oh. That would make a hell of a lot more sense, although the way it sounds is weird for addressing yourself (specifically the nobody could really mean that part). But right context would suggest it is meant to be internal, or at least the blog writer is suggesting using it on oneself.

In that sense it does make sense to explore what the things you think about your own beliefs really do mean. Feel a bit silly now haha

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tomowudi t1_j0zt4t6 wrote

No need to feel silly - who can really say if this interpretation of it is correct beside the writer themself?

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I think your interpretation is valid - just because mine might make more sense, it isn't really the common one if you look through this thread, and so it may be that the writer really did have that baffling take. *shrugs*

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