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You are not engaging the distinction I’ve drawn. Saying “It’s useful” isn’t the final analysis, there are potential improvements that avoid the horror of intentionally holding and professing false beliefs (to the point of disapproving of other people pointing out their falsehood; this happened in your reply to Ilya).
The problem of improving over the stance of an “optimistic attitude” might be solvable.
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I know: I was quoting myself.
Saying “It’s useful” isn’t the final analysis
I guess for me it is.
there are potential improvements that avoid the horror of intentionally holding and professing false beliefs (to the point of disapproving of other people pointing out their falsehood; this happened in your reply to Ilya)
The beliefs aren’t known to be false. It is not clear to me, that someone believing they can solve a problem (that isn’t known/proven or even strongly suspected to be unsolvable) is a false belief.
What do you propose to replace the optimism I suggest?
(The quote markup in your comment designates a quote from your earlier comment, not my comment.)
You are not engaging the distinction I’ve drawn. Saying “It’s useful” isn’t the final analysis, there are potential improvements that avoid the horror of intentionally holding and professing false beliefs (to the point of disapproving of other people pointing out their falsehood; this happened in your reply to Ilya).
The problem of improving over the stance of an “optimistic attitude” might be solvable.
I know: I was quoting myself.
I guess for me it is.
The beliefs aren’t known to be false. It is not clear to me, that someone believing they can solve a problem (that isn’t known/proven or even strongly suspected to be unsolvable) is a false belief.
What do you propose to replace the optimism I suggest?