Steven Zuber
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The Bayesian Conspiracy
208 – Snakes On A Brain: Eve Theory of Consciousness v3 with Andrew Cutler
In what way?
The Bayesian Conspiracy
208 – Snakes On A Brain: Eve Theory of Consciousness v3 with Andrew Cutler
Well, saying something is true compares a belief to reality.
The Bayesian Conspiracy
208 – Snakes On A Brain: Eve Theory of Consciousness v3 with Andrew Cutler
Reality doesn't need to be compared to anything to be real, right?
The Bayesian Conspiracy
208 – Snakes On A Brain: Eve Theory of Consciousness v3 with Andrew Cutler
I agree.
The Bayesian Conspiracy
208 – Snakes On A Brain: Eve Theory of Consciousness v3 with Andrew Cutler
Yeah.
The Bayesian Conspiracy
208 – Snakes On A Brain: Eve Theory of Consciousness v3 with Andrew Cutler
Yeah, it's one of those things that, again, when put that way, it's kind of like, oh, yeah, duh.
The Bayesian Conspiracy
208 – Snakes On A Brain: Eve Theory of Consciousness v3 with Andrew Cutler
So true applies to beliefs.
The Bayesian Conspiracy
208 – Snakes On A Brain: Eve Theory of Consciousness v3 with Andrew Cutler
Right.
The Bayesian Conspiracy
208 – Snakes On A Brain: Eve Theory of Consciousness v3 with Andrew Cutler
Only beliefs can be true or false.
The Bayesian Conspiracy
208 – Snakes On A Brain: Eve Theory of Consciousness v3 with Andrew Cutler
Reality just is real.
The Bayesian Conspiracy
208 – Snakes On A Brain: Eve Theory of Consciousness v3 with Andrew Cutler
Right.
The Bayesian Conspiracy
208 – Snakes On A Brain: Eve Theory of Consciousness v3 with Andrew Cutler
True is a statement of my mind, not a statement of reality.
The Bayesian Conspiracy
208 – Snakes On A Brain: Eve Theory of Consciousness v3 with Andrew Cutler
Right.
The Bayesian Conspiracy
208 – Snakes On A Brain: Eve Theory of Consciousness v3 with Andrew Cutler
And the statement in your mind can be true or false.
The Bayesian Conspiracy
208 – Snakes On A Brain: Eve Theory of Consciousness v3 with Andrew Cutler
I haven't heard that in a while, but this was during the heyday of the New Atheist Wars, so that was going around quite a bit.
The Bayesian Conspiracy
208 – Snakes On A Brain: Eve Theory of Consciousness v3 with Andrew Cutler
Yeah.
The Bayesian Conspiracy
208 – Snakes On A Brain: Eve Theory of Consciousness v3 with Andrew Cutler
Good times.
The Bayesian Conspiracy
208 – Snakes On A Brain: Eve Theory of Consciousness v3 with Andrew Cutler
Well, I mean, nothing is a coincidence, right?
The Bayesian Conspiracy
208 – Snakes On A Brain: Eve Theory of Consciousness v3 with Andrew Cutler
Yeah, because nothing is ever a coincidence.
The Bayesian Conspiracy
208 – Snakes On A Brain: Eve Theory of Consciousness v3 with Andrew Cutler
Exactly.