Sort of. And we all know the answer to that question is that it’s often completely impossible.
Not to sound insufficiently pessimistic, but I don’t think that’s been rigorously established. It doesn’t seem impossible to raise the sanity waterline—it seems more likely that we have inferential distances to cross and armors built to protect false beliefs we must pierce.
I like this comment. Given the historical improvements that have already come about, it can’t be unreasonable to look for more.
Not to sound insufficiently pessimistic, but I don’t think that’s been rigorously established. It doesn’t seem impossible to raise the sanity waterline—it seems more likely that we have inferential distances to cross and armors built to protect false beliefs we must pierce.
I like this comment. Given the historical improvements that have already come about, it can’t be unreasonable to look for more.