That’s slightly different as I feel like the core of that is “do you have a good theory of mind of your opponent”. If I had to pretend I’m a believer of something I’m not I wouldn’t necessarily go for the median—I would go for what I, specifically, would be like, if I bought into the core premise. It’s the perspective I can empathise with the most, the minimal deviation from my current self.
what I, specifically, would be like, if I bought into the core premise
Interesting how ITT could be thought of as exploring various modes of being for a person, rather than about the content of various worldviews. Keeping identity small makes this quite an alien perspective (where even a lot of factual understanding fails to graduate to the level of endorsed factual belief). But ITT as modes of being is closer to the framing needed to develop an accurate theory of mind about people who don’t try to keep their identity small.
That’s slightly different as I feel like the core of that is “do you have a good theory of mind of your opponent”. If I had to pretend I’m a believer of something I’m not I wouldn’t necessarily go for the median—I would go for what I, specifically, would be like, if I bought into the core premise. It’s the perspective I can empathise with the most, the minimal deviation from my current self.
Interesting how ITT could be thought of as exploring various modes of being for a person, rather than about the content of various worldviews. Keeping identity small makes this quite an alien perspective (where even a lot of factual understanding fails to graduate to the level of endorsed factual belief). But ITT as modes of being is closer to the framing needed to develop an accurate theory of mind about people who don’t try to keep their identity small.