The proof I gave that this is false was convincing to me, and you didn’t rebut it. Here are some examples from my father:
ALL the test animals [in mRNA vaccine trials] died during Covid development.
The FDA [are] not following their own procedures.
There is not a single study that shows [masks] are of benefit.
[Studies] say the jab will result in sterility.
Vaccination usually results in the development of variants.
He loves to say things like this (he can go on and on saying such things; I assume he has it all memorized) and he believes they are true. They must sound good to him. They don’t sound good to me (especially in context). How does this not contradict your view?
it feels like it’s a choice whether or not I want to consider truth-seeking to be difficult.
We should be able to mutually agree on what sounds better. For example, “vaccines work” probably sounds better to us both. People say things that don’t sound good all the time, just because they say it doesn’t mean they also think it sounds good.
Things like “we should be able to figure out the truth as it is relevant to our situation with the capabilities we have” have to sound good to everyone, I would think. That means there’s basis for alignment, here.
The proof I gave that this is false was convincing to me, and you didn’t rebut it. Here are some examples from my father:
He loves to say things like this (he can go on and on saying such things; I assume he has it all memorized) and he believes they are true. They must sound good to him. They don’t sound good to me (especially in context). How does this not contradict your view?
Agreed, it is.
We should be able to mutually agree on what sounds better. For example, “vaccines work” probably sounds better to us both. People say things that don’t sound good all the time, just because they say it doesn’t mean they also think it sounds good.
Things like “we should be able to figure out the truth as it is relevant to our situation with the capabilities we have” have to sound good to everyone, I would think. That means there’s basis for alignment, here.