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Post #3124418

2026-03-20 01:45 UTC

@internic@mathstodon.xyz @davidsuculum@mathstodon.xyz All very true, and important philosophically. But as practitioners, we must assume at least for the moment a number of pragmatic concerns, such as that reality is real, in some sense. In the same way, we should strive to keep distinct the different definitions of probability and related notions, for relevant pragmatic reasons, even when we don't (in those moments) care about philosophy for its own sake. Also related (when and if one cares), "das ding an sich": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thing-in-itself

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  • @internic@mathstodon.xyz 2026-03-20 03:32

    @dougmerritt@mathstodon.xyz You said: "But as practitioners, we must assume at least for the moment a number of pragmatic concerns, such as that reality is real, in some sense." But don't interpretations like QBism sort of deny exactly that? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QBism @davidsuculum@mathstodon.xyz

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