' So questions like Is it reasonable to believe that the universe is 14 billion years old ?' are rendered vacuous, because they are predicated on particular views of 'time' and 'the universe' which are not given, they are human constructs whose reasonable use is contextually bound.
So as for what is 'reasonable' to say, I suggest that 'philosophers' might confine their remarks as to the ethics involved in control aspects of epistemology. — fresco
Thankyou to all above
It seems to me that the single word most resistant to discussion is 'understanding'.
In that respect it seems ridiculous not to include 'observer states' as a crucial issue. — fresco
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