There are whole categories of propositions that can be disproven: x●~x is not always trivially obvious. There are also propositions that are provable, unless you buy the strong Cartesian skeptic's position.
The rest fall into three broad categories: With weak evidence against a proposition: Provisionally against
With no compelling evidence for or against a proposition: Provisionally neutral and With weak evidence for a proposition: Provisionally for
If it turns out that the evidence in any case above is false, belief in the proposition should probably shift toward the center.
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Date: 2007-12-04 04:05 pm (UTC)There are also propositions that are provable, unless you buy the strong Cartesian skeptic's position.
The rest fall into three broad categories:
With weak evidence against a proposition:
Provisionally against
With no compelling evidence for or against a proposition:
Provisionally neutral
and
With weak evidence for a proposition:
Provisionally for
If it turns out that the evidence in any case above is false, belief in the proposition should probably shift toward the center.