I mean, sure. In fact, almost everything is provisional. Even mathematical constrructs, which are finalized within their frameworks, are provisional in terms of axioms. But nobody can live that way—there’s a HUGE processing/calculation overhead to including that in all of one’s thinking.
Which brings up the concepts of abstraction/encapsulation. On a very basic level, almost everything is provisional. But you can keep that separate from the cathedral of inference and calculations that add up to real-world modeling and decision-making. Include a term off to the side “unless I’m wrong about everything”.
I mean, sure. In fact, almost everything is provisional. Even mathematical constrructs, which are finalized within their frameworks, are provisional in terms of axioms. But nobody can live that way—there’s a HUGE processing/calculation overhead to including that in all of one’s thinking.
Which brings up the concepts of abstraction/encapsulation. On a very basic level, almost everything is provisional. But you can keep that separate from the cathedral of inference and calculations that add up to real-world modeling and decision-making. Include a term off to the side “unless I’m wrong about everything”.