useful may not be accurate, depending on one’s motives. A ‘useful’ belief may be one that allows you to do what you really want to unburdened by ethical/logistic/moral considerations. e.g., belief that non-europeans aren’t really human permits one to colonise their land without qualms.
I suppose that’s why, as a rationalist, one would prefer accurate beliefs- they don’t give you the liberty of lying to yourself like that. And as a rationalist, accurate beliefs will be far more useful than inaccurate ones.
useful may not be accurate, depending on one’s motives. A ‘useful’ belief may be one that allows you to do what you really want to unburdened by ethical/logistic/moral considerations. e.g., belief that non-europeans aren’t really human permits one to colonise their land without qualms.
I suppose that’s why, as a rationalist, one would prefer accurate beliefs- they don’t give you the liberty of lying to yourself like that. And as a rationalist, accurate beliefs will be far more useful than inaccurate ones.