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 function of belief—advice appreciated.
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!