humans do NOT always, or perhaps even mainly, act in a rational nor logical manner. — I like sushi
Humans are extraordinarily absurd beings. — I like sushi
Would you mind clarifying what you mean? Some elaboration would be greatly appreciated. — Average
I would prefer an objective approach but individual approaches could still be valuable. — Average
I’m asking how we can know that our confidence in our own decisions is justified or not. — Average
Would you mind identifying precisely where I was unclear And what kind of examples would be helpful? — Average
How did you come to this conclusion? — Average
How do you know that the questions I am asking have no answer? — Average
I highly doubt that ignoring the problem is the solution — Average
Who is Maria? — Average
The problem is that very often what we think is best ends up producing catastrophic consequences — Average
Why mild confidence? Why not complete confidence or no confidence? — Average
What is a choice? — TheMadFool
So, yeah, at worst, no choice and at best, only an illusion of choice. — TheMadFool
I think what I mean by a choice is a decision. Like someone deciding to do something or to believe something. The concept of choice or the notion of a decision seems to revolve around some sort of action. So basically what it boils down to is what we end up doing. So what I’m asking is how do we know that what we do makes sense. — Average
I couldn’t care less about the free will debate. Whether or not we have choice isn’t what I’m interested in. I’m interested in our behavior. — Average
Thus when we decide we choose wisely. — TheMadFool
I think the idea that when we decide we choose wisely is absurd. Every decision ever made could then be categorized as a wise decision but we know that this isn’t the case. I’m not sure what you’re trying to communicate but if I’m misinterpreting you conclusion please provide me with a little bit of elaboration and clarification. — Average
Good decisions (wise choices) are what we're gunning for, but sometimes we fail and take a bad decision. — TheMadFool
Kind of like 98.6 fahrenheit is just an average of many bodies. — Joshs
I don’t think that it necessarily follows from this that I’m wrong when I claim that people believe they are doing what is best when they select some solution to their problems. In other words they think that it makes sense. Otherwise it’s hard to believe that they would voluntarily choose to do what seems inferior and absurd. — Average
I don’t think that it would make sense to try something even if you feel fairly certain that it will succeed. What we need is some sort of proof or evidence that guarantees that we are making decisions that make sense. — Average
Would you mind clarifying what you mean? Some elaboration would be greatly appreciated.
— Average
I would prefer an objective approach but individual approaches could still be valuable.
— Average
I’m asking how we can know that our confidence in our own decisions is justified or not.
— Average
Would you mind identifying precisely where I was unclear And what kind of examples would be helpful?
— Average
How did you come to this conclusion?
— Average
How do you know that the questions I am asking have no answer?
— Average
I highly doubt that ignoring the problem is the solution
— Average
Who is Maria?
— Average
The problem is that very often what we think is best ends up producing catastrophic consequences
— Average
Why mild confidence? Why not complete confidence or no confidence?
— Average
Repeating terms used in the previous text. Lack of general knowledge. Pat statements that could fit in anywhere. Inverting statements to construct replies. Looks like pattern recognition software. — Banno
At first I thought you were stuck on the problem of the criterion, which most people prefer to ignore as circular nonsense, but in several posts, you seem to demand something like knowledge of the future in order to make a decision. — Srap Tasmaner
Proof? Guarantees? Ambition is commendable, but are you serious? — Srap Tasmaner
What may immediately benefit you in the fashion you were expecting out of an action or experience could very well spell the opposite in a greater and more permanent sense. — Outlander
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