In fact, most of the time I see it, for propositional rather than value hedges, it IS a deferral of beliefs, rather than backing off from statement to personal belief. Rarely do I hear “I believe crime is rampant downtown”, though I do hear both the direct “crime is rampant” and the reporting-of-hearsay “everyone knows...” or “X said...”. For value statements, like “immigration is morally required”, the deferral is rarely to outside authorities, but an acknowledgement of personal opinion, “I believe...”.
In any case, where is this hedging discussion happening? What things are over-discussed?
In any case, where is this hedging discussion happening?
I’ve seen and taken part in discussions about hedging on LW, but the thing that made me write this comment was a conversation on Duncan Sabien’s facebook.
In fact, most of the time I see it, for propositional rather than value hedges, it IS a deferral of beliefs, rather than backing off from statement to personal belief. Rarely do I hear “I believe crime is rampant downtown”, though I do hear both the direct “crime is rampant” and the reporting-of-hearsay “everyone knows...” or “X said...”. For value statements, like “immigration is morally required”, the deferral is rarely to outside authorities, but an acknowledgement of personal opinion, “I believe...”.
In any case, where is this hedging discussion happening? What things are over-discussed?
I’ve seen and taken part in discussions about hedging on LW, but the thing that made me write this comment was a conversation on Duncan Sabien’s facebook.
Interesting question, but nothing comes to mind.