I took it that this was what your tabooing was supposed to convey as well,
I understood the point to be to replace the phrase “X exists” with an expression of what we’re trying to convey about the world when we say “X exists.” Which might conceivably be identical to what we’re trying to convey about the world when we say “I’m justified in believing X exists”, depending on what we want to say about when a belief is justified, but if we allow for things that happen to be true but are nevertheless not justified beliefs (which I do) then they aren’t identical.
But, sure, if we’re talking about epistemology rather than ontology, then my objection about quarks is irrelevant.
If one of my future experiences is the discovery of an even simpler empirically adequate theory, then presumably you would say that that experience is in some sense inconsistent with E1? If yes, then I don’t think there is much of a difference between your proposal and mine.
If E2 includes experiences (such as that theory) that lead you to reject the model E1 led you to embrace, then yes, I would say E2 and E1 are inconsistent. (In the sense that they require that the world be two mutually exclusive ways. I’m not really sure what other sense of “inconsistent” there is.)
If yes, then I don’t think there is much of a difference between your proposal and mine.
I understood the point to be to replace the phrase “X exists” with an expression of what we’re trying to convey about the world when we say “X exists.” Which might conceivably be identical to what we’re trying to convey about the world when we say “I’m justified in believing X exists”, depending on what we want to say about when a belief is justified, but if we allow for things that happen to be true but are nevertheless not justified beliefs (which I do) then they aren’t identical.
But, sure, if we’re talking about epistemology rather than ontology, then my objection about quarks is irrelevant.
If E2 includes experiences (such as that theory) that lead you to reject the model E1 led you to embrace, then yes, I would say E2 and E1 are inconsistent. (In the sense that they require that the world be two mutually exclusive ways. I’m not really sure what other sense of “inconsistent” there is.)
All right.