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’.
Yes trust seems to be central here. Which brings the question of rationally judging who to trust into focus. Not an easy problem, to say the least...
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’.