
Ep 132: David Deutsch’s ”The Fabric of Reality” Chapter 7 ”A Conversation about Justification”. Part 2
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Is Language There to Solve a Problem?
Language is there to solve a problem, says David Wheeler. But when people invent new terms they're exasperating the problem and regenerating issues that weren't there before. The proliferation of language seeks to obscure what's really going on rather than solving an actual problem. Always ask, what problem are you trying to solve? You knee introducing this new term. What is the specific problem you're trying to solved? Let's talk about solutions, rather than inventing words that are only kind of describing a problem that's out there.
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