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  • I had to rely on measurable, repeatable truth […]

    (I will ignore the context for the sake of argument)

    The measurement itself can’t be trusted. If you have a 1m stick and you measure it, its still is 1m stick. But if it’s moving really fast (close to the speed of light) the stick is somehow shorter. We have made models to predict that but still we can’t measure the true length of the stick. We can’t know the true length of the stick. Just the approximation within quality of our measurement device.

    There are actually two truths: subjective truth and objective truth. We can’t really know objective truth but we can get really close to it with our subjective truth.

    Subjective truth is really powerful concept as it can be modified by ourselfs. If your subjectivity taints your thinking then change it so it reflects your values.

    The philosophy is a study of “How to think” even in the face of hormones and emotions. Thinking logically can be trained and it can be learned. It can also help state right questions and not all questions are logical.

    Also not all thoughts come from logic. Some come from emotions or some other place some people call soul. The question “Do I prefer being right or being happy” is not a logical question. It can’t be answered logically. The question should be: “Should humans strife for being happy or being right?” Is closer as it can be argued for one side or the other but emotions don’t play a huge role in swaying the consensus of arguments.