You say: “If you genuinely subject your conclusion to a criticism that can potentially de-conclude it—if the criticism genuinely has that power—then that does modify “the real algorithm behind” your conclusion.”
Why do you think it’s an epistemic duty to appeal to subject your views to criticisms that can potentially de-conclude it? Or do you think this? If you think it, do you think the duty is restricted? Or is it universal?
If you say that it’s not a duty, then fine. But you seem to think it is. If you think that it’s universal, you’re going to undermine your normative beliefs, I think, including your beliefs about the normativity of probability theory. If you think it’s restricted, then I think you’re going to have a bit of a time figuring out a dividing line between the beliefs included and the beliefs excluded that isn’t ad hoc. But you may be able to do so.
But go ahead, give it a shot. I’ll be interested in seeing you slog through some epistemology, rather than merely pontificating about the glories of the Church of Universal Evidentialism. ;)
Eliezer,
You say: “If you genuinely subject your conclusion to a criticism that can potentially de-conclude it—if the criticism genuinely has that power—then that does modify “the real algorithm behind” your conclusion.”
Why do you think it’s an epistemic duty to appeal to subject your views to criticisms that can potentially de-conclude it? Or do you think this? If you think it, do you think the duty is restricted? Or is it universal?
If you say that it’s not a duty, then fine. But you seem to think it is. If you think that it’s universal, you’re going to undermine your normative beliefs, I think, including your beliefs about the normativity of probability theory. If you think it’s restricted, then I think you’re going to have a bit of a time figuring out a dividing line between the beliefs included and the beliefs excluded that isn’t ad hoc. But you may be able to do so.
But go ahead, give it a shot. I’ll be interested in seeing you slog through some epistemology, rather than merely pontificating about the glories of the Church of Universal Evidentialism. ;)
How would it undermine his normative beliefs if he thought it was universal?