I think mind projection especially happens with value judgements—i.e. people treat “goodness” or “badness” as properties of things out in the world.
It’s worth noting, I think, that Steve Byrnes has done a great job describing and analyzing this phenomenon in Section 2.2 of his post on Valence & Normativity. I have mentioned before that I think his post is excellent, so it seems worthwhile to signal-boost it here as well.
Cognitively speaking, treating value as a property of stuff in the world can be useful for planning
Also mentioned and analyzed in Section 2.3 of Byrnes’s post :)
It’s worth noting, I think, that Steve Byrnes has done a great job describing and analyzing this phenomenon in Section 2.2 of his post on Valence & Normativity. I have mentioned before that I think his post is excellent, so it seems worthwhile to signal-boost it here as well.
Also mentioned and analyzed in Section 2.3 of Byrnes’s post :)