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Truth comes out of error more easily than out of confusion.

-Francis Bacon

VKS00

Unfortunately, I can't help you with that, as you have your own models and feelings. You'll have to collect data on your own about which works better in what situation. You can probably start by going over past experiences to see if there are any apparent trends, and then just be mindful of any opportunity you might have to confirm or disconfirm any hypothesis you might generate. Watch out for unfalsifiables!

VKS00

chaosmosis said it already :)

You don't have to treat your feelings and your models differently. Just use whichever one the evidence suggests is more likely to be correct in whichever situation you find you find yourself in. See?

VKS00

Almost. It boils down to: when do you know that your models are correct and when do you know your feelings are correct. Well, how do you settle that question?

VKS00

I agree, but that does not answer the question. How do you decide which to use? What do you need in order to decide?

VKS00

There are situations where your feelings are more reliable than your models. Are there situations where it is the other way around? How do you decide which to use?

VKS00

To what extent can you expect evolution to have prepared you for your day-to-day experience?

VKS00

Do you have good evidence that your feelings are more often correct than your models?

VKS40

But that's the entire point of the quote! That mathematicians cannot afford the use of irony!

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