Doing a fortnightly Less Wrong group with some friends, and next session we're planning to scrutinize belief, hoping to touch on belief in belief, belief as attire etc. but I wanted to start by examining what belief is and the functions of belief. I have a few subtitles:
The function of belief -To anticipate experience
Belief in Belief -
Belief as attire - (the two are pretty closely related)
Free Floating Belief - beliefs that are useless
Correct belief - when beliefs are held for poor reasons, but turn out to be correct, why they are still inaccurate
Making beliefs pay rent - Don't ask what to believe, ask what to anticipate. Want to finish on this one because I think it's applicability is limitless.
just wanted some critiques/suggestions. Particuarly concerned with the first one, defining belief and it's purpose. I need help making the concepts clear and concise.
Hi Less Wrongers and Less Wrongerettes,
Doing a fortnightly Less Wrong group with some friends, and next session we're planning to scrutinize belief, hoping to touch on belief in belief, belief as attire etc. but I wanted to start by examining what belief is and the functions of belief. I have a few subtitles:
The function of belief -To anticipate experience
Belief in Belief -
Belief as attire - (the two are pretty closely related)
Free Floating Belief - beliefs that are useless
Correct belief - when beliefs are held for poor reasons, but turn out to be correct, why they are still inaccurate
Making beliefs pay rent - Don't ask what to believe, ask what to anticipate. Want to finish on this one because I think it's applicability is limitless.
just wanted some critiques/suggestions. Particuarly concerned with the first one, defining belief and it's purpose. I need help making the concepts clear and concise.
The more accessible to the layman the better!