I think this pattern is common among intellectuals, and I’m surprised it’s causing confusion. Are you labeling your exploratory beliefs and statements appropriately? An “epistemic status” note for posts here goes a long way, and in private conversation I often say out loud “I’m exploring here, don’t take it as what I fully believe” in conversations at work and with friends.
I think I do a poor job of labelling my statements (at least, in conversation. usually I do a bit better in post format). Something something illusion of transparency. To be honest, I didn’t even realize explicitly that I was doing this until fairly recent reflection on it.
I think this pattern is common among intellectuals, and I’m surprised it’s causing confusion. Are you labeling your exploratory beliefs and statements appropriately? An “epistemic status” note for posts here goes a long way, and in private conversation I often say out loud “I’m exploring here, don’t take it as what I fully believe” in conversations at work and with friends.
I think I do a poor job of labelling my statements (at least, in conversation. usually I do a bit better in post format). Something something illusion of transparency. To be honest, I didn’t even realize explicitly that I was doing this until fairly recent reflection on it.