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We ''trust'' the regularity of established systems. If we did not, we would not use them. But also, we would not get out of bed in the morning. (Trust is an important factor in all social relationships.) | We ''trust'' the regularity of established systems. If we did not, we would not use them. But also, we would not get out of bed in the morning. (Trust is an important factor in all social relationships.) | ||
Trust in others enables us to forgo retesting the laws of physics when we leave the house each day | |||
It isn’t like we ''need'' truth, after all. All relativism asks is that when we talk about “knowledge” we don’t overstate our case: that we downgrade unjustifiable statements about ''Platonic forms'' to pragmatic statements of ''present fitness''. These are matters of ''consensus'', not ''truth''. Truth is a platonic, static forever that we are stuck with, for better or worse. We can tinker about with consensus. | It isn’t like we ''need'' truth, after all. All relativism asks is that when we talk about “knowledge” we don’t overstate our case: that we downgrade unjustifiable statements about ''Platonic forms'' to pragmatic statements of ''present fitness''. These are matters of ''consensus'', not ''truth''. Truth is a platonic, static forever that we are stuck with, for better or worse. We can tinker about with consensus. | ||