That heuristic where, to make questions of fact easier to process internally, you ask “what does the world like if X is true? what are the consequences and testable predictions of X?” rather than just “is X true?” which tends to just query your inner Google and return the first result, oftentimes after a period of wait that feels like thinking but isn’t.
That heuristic where, to make questions of fact easier to process internally, you ask “what does the world like if X is true? what are the consequences and testable predictions of X?” rather than just “is X true?” which tends to just query your inner Google and return the first result, oftentimes after a period of wait that feels like thinking but isn’t.
I want to know what to call that heuristic.
Making beliefs pay rent?