I believe the distinction I was drawing, and that you blur in this comment, is explained in “Back Up and Ask Whether, Not Why”. See also cousin_it’s comment. There is a difference between the way you came to believe something, which determines the probability of reaching a correct belief, and being able to present a plausible explanation. One may correlate with another, but these are not the same things.
I believe the distinction I was drawing, and that you blur in this comment, is explained in “Back Up and Ask Whether, Not Why”. See also cousin_it’s comment. There is a difference between the way you came to believe something, which determines the probability of reaching a correct belief, and being able to present a plausible explanation. One may correlate with another, but these are not the same things.