That would be in the “More Likely” bucket, or rather an “Extremely Likely” bucket. You said that the girl would say “hello” & that is in the “More Likely” bucket too, but far from a certainty. She could ignore him, turn the other way, poke him in the stomach, or do any of an almost infinite other things. Either way, you’re resorting to insults & I’ve barely engaged with you, so I’m going to ignore you from here on out.
you’re resorting to insults & I’ve barely engaged with you, so I’m going to ignore you from here on out.
If you had to guess, would you say you’re probably ignoring Rolf to protect your epistemically null feelings, or to protect your epistemology? (In terms of the actual cognitive mechanism causally responsible for your avoidance, not primarily in terms of your explicit linguistic reason.)
That would be in the “More Likely” bucket, or rather an “Extremely Likely” bucket. You said that the girl would say “hello” & that is in the “More Likely” bucket too, but far from a certainty. She could ignore him, turn the other way, poke him in the stomach, or do any of an almost infinite other things. Either way, you’re resorting to insults & I’ve barely engaged with you, so I’m going to ignore you from here on out.
If you had to guess, would you say you’re probably ignoring Rolf to protect your epistemically null feelings, or to protect your epistemology? (In terms of the actual cognitive mechanism causally responsible for your avoidance, not primarily in terms of your explicit linguistic reason.)
I’m trying to protect Rolf because he can’t seem to interact with others without lashing out at them abusively.