The pragmatic view is that utility > truth, not that utility = truth. Or in other words, "all models are false, but some are useful."
The constructivist view is that there is no truth, only authoritative claims.
Both of these ideas are unconcerned with truth and to show that's the case is trivial and completely misses the point.
Anyone who accepts the premise that truth exists already agrees with you, and anyone who doesn't won't be swayed by explanations ignorant to their actual concerns.
Hi @stradmire thank you for taking the time to read and comment.
You’re right these are important distinctions, what I presented was an oversimplification of the different types of truth. Thank you for pointing this out!
This is far beyond the scope of what the average reader needs to know for the purpose of this article, which is more concerned with motivated reasoning!
The pragmatic view is that utility > truth, not that utility = truth. Or in other words, "all models are false, but some are useful."
The constructivist view is that there is no truth, only authoritative claims.
Both of these ideas are unconcerned with truth and to show that's the case is trivial and completely misses the point.
Anyone who accepts the premise that truth exists already agrees with you, and anyone who doesn't won't be swayed by explanations ignorant to their actual concerns.
Hi @stradmire thank you for taking the time to read and comment.
You’re right these are important distinctions, what I presented was an oversimplification of the different types of truth. Thank you for pointing this out!
This is far beyond the scope of what the average reader needs to know for the purpose of this article, which is more concerned with motivated reasoning!