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When two people have a sufficiently logic-like disagreement
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Logical tracing back to what causes discrepancy of opinion can lead to discrepancies in axiom (working hypothesis).
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A person with a background in mathematics or philosophy (or in the case of philosophy, especially a person with a background in theism and relativization of correctness) can tolerate axioms that differ from his or her own axiomatic system as a separate system.
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The choice of base axioms is different, but they both utilize the same logical thinking skills, which makes it easier to emulate.emulate
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axiom
- The real world is fundamentally complex, but humans are incapable of thinking in its complexity, so approximations are made, and the method of approximation
- abstraction for deep contemplation economics of abstraction # thought economy theory
- The real world is fundamentally complex, but humans are incapable of thinking in its complexity, so approximations are made, and the method of approximation
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Consideration for the emotions of others
- is necessary
- Some people might be offended if I do X.”
- Being offended is a cost, and if it can be foreseen, it should be avoided.”
- Unnecessary
- You shouldn’t care if others are offended by your doing X, because it’s agnostic and out of your control.”
- I use the simple approximate “unknowable” for human emotion.
- It is not rational to speculate about the agnostic and the cost of avoiding it.
- You shouldn’t care if others are offended by your doing X, because it’s agnostic and out of your control.”
- is necessary
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Whether or not human beings are of equal value.
- Equal-opportunity group
- Non-equal group
- Even if someone says “equality” in a pretty way, it is just talk if it is not accompanied by actual actions to equalize the value of “oneself and underprivileged children in distant countries”. If you insist on equality, you should distribute all of your income, except for the minimum amount necessary for your own survival, to ensure the survival rights of underprivileged children in developing countries.
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Whether or not to assume equal human intelligence.
- Equal-opportunity group
- Although there are innate differences, they are negligible compared to the effects of subsequent learning.
- Even those who are stupid now can improve as much as others by properly motivating and learning.
- Non-equal group
- It is possible that people who are stupid now will improve in the future, but it is within the margin of error and can be ignored.
- Rather than devote our efforts to raising the level of the stupid, we should spend our efforts on raising the level of the smart even higher!
- Equal-opportunity group
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Whether or not humans are homogeneous.
- Homogeneous: All people are about the same
- Non-homogeneous group
- People who live in neighborhood X tend to be Y.”
- Often criticized as stereotypically discriminatory thinking
- However, the approximation by stereotyping allows for a brain simulation that assumes a set of people with different properties.
- This is true because it has practical benefits and is useful from a pragmatism point of view.
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