Of course, by this definition, almost everything is evidence about almost everything else.
Ding ding ding!
It may even be the case that, by that definition, everything is evidence about everything else. And clearly that doesn’t match our everyday understanding and use of the term—it doesn’t even match our formal understanding and use of the term.
What’s missing from the definition that we need, in order to make the definition match our understanding?
Ding ding ding!
It may even be the case that, by that definition, everything is evidence about everything else. And clearly that doesn’t match our everyday understanding and use of the term—it doesn’t even match our formal understanding and use of the term.
What’s missing from the definition that we need, in order to make the definition match our understanding?