MrMind’s point is not “trust is central”, but “prior beliefs are central”. What person B believes about the world and has learned through many years of observation and analysis does and should color their reaction to A’s claim.
Beliefs that B has about the world contain, as a subset, the beliefs that B has about A and his/her reliability. Since the argument in my post assumes that there is currently no sufficient evidence for the experience, B has to judge based on this subset for which we use the word ‘trust’.
MrMind’s point is not “trust is central”, but “prior beliefs are central”. What person B believes about the world and has learned through many years of observation and analysis does and should color their reaction to A’s claim.
Beliefs that B has about the world contain, as a subset, the beliefs that B has about A and his/her reliability. Since the argument in my post assumes that there is currently no sufficient evidence for the experience, B has to judge based on this subset for which we use the word ‘trust’.