A related thought about the act of revealing your beliefs: what expected utility would you assign to shouting “The Emperor has no clothes!” when the Emperor, indeed, has no clothes?
Maybe I’m big on virtue ethics and consider always striving to speak truth virtuous. What if I think me or society “living a lie” is something bad? People have been willing to die painfully and ferment social unrest because of what they consider truth since … forever, so I’m not even sure its that exotic a mindset.
Maybe I’m big on virtue ethics and consider always striving to speak truth virtuous. What if I think me or society “living a lie” is something bad? People have been willing to die painfully and ferment social unrest because of what they consider truth since … forever, so I’m not even sure its that exotic a mindset.