Difference between revisions of "Litany of Tarski"
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*[http://lesswrong.com/lw/go/why_truth_and/ Why truth? And...] — You have an instrumental motive to care about the truth of your ''beliefs about'' anything you care about. | *[http://lesswrong.com/lw/go/why_truth_and/ Why truth? And...] — You have an instrumental motive to care about the truth of your ''beliefs about'' anything you care about. | ||
*[http://lesswrong.com/lw/s/belief_in_selfdeception/ Belief in Self-Deception] — Deceiving yourself is harder than it seems. What looks like a successively adopted false belief may actually be just a [[belief in belief|belief in false belief]]. | *[http://lesswrong.com/lw/s/belief_in_selfdeception/ Belief in Self-Deception] — Deceiving yourself is harder than it seems. What looks like a successively adopted false belief may actually be just a [[belief in belief|belief in false belief]]. | ||
| + | *[http://lesswrong.com/lw/js/the_bottom_line/ The Bottom Line] | ||
| + | *[http://lesswrong.com/lw/jw/a_rational_argument/ A Rational Argument] | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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*[[Truth]] | *[[Truth]] | ||
*[[Litany of Gendlin]] | *[[Litany of Gendlin]] | ||
| + | *[[Epistemic hygiene]] | ||
| + | *[[Rationalization]] | ||
*[[Self-deception]] | *[[Self-deception]] | ||
Revision as of 10:59, 14 March 2012
If the box contains a diamond,
I desire to believe that the box contains a diamond;
If the box does not contain a diamond,
I desire to believe that the box does not contain a diamond;
Let me not become attached to beliefs I may not want.
The Litany of Tarski is actually a litany template that can be stated about any fact. Here's another example:
- If the sky is blue
- I desire to believe that the sky is blue
- If the sky is not blue
- I desire to believe that the sky is not blue.
Blog posts
- The Meditation on Curiosity
- Why truth? And... — You have an instrumental motive to care about the truth of your beliefs about anything you care about.
- Belief in Self-Deception — Deceiving yourself is harder than it seems. What looks like a successively adopted false belief may actually be just a belief in false belief.
- The Bottom Line
- A Rational Argument
