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These kinds of propositions are determined by history, not by declaration.

Espouse your beliefs, participate in certain circles if you want, but avoid labels unless you intend to do ideological battle with other label-bearers.



Bleh, labels can be restrictive, but guess what labels can also be? Useful.


>These kinds of propositions are determined by history, not by declaration.

A single failed prediction should revoke the label.

The ideal rational person should be pyrrhonian skeptic, or at a minimum a bayesian epistemologist.




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