How Does Veritula Work?

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Zelalem Mekonnen’s avatar
Zelalem Mekonnen revised about 1 month ago·#1935
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If I understand Veritula correctly, we first start with an idea. We accept that idea as true until it is criticized. The idea is considered false until all criticism is resolved. Since the goal is to live a rational life, we wouldn't act in accordance with an idea that has outstanding criticism. We don't submit bulk ideas or criticisms. Ideas (including criticisms), even if related, should generally be submitted separately. Also, avoid duplicate ideas.

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Dennis HackethalOP, about 1 month ago·#1938

… we wouldn't act in accordance with an idea that has outstanding criticism.

In #1926, I suggested changing it to “we wouldn't act in accordance with an idea that has outstanding criticisms”, plural. You changed it to singular “criticism”.

You presumably typed this passage manually instead of copy/pasting. I believe you previously stated a preference for manual typing so as to better process what you type.

I don’t think you made this change on purpose. I’m guessing it was an error.

If you’re going to type manually, you should double check to make sure it’s exactly the same, eg using cmd + f.

Or you could type it manually, then erase, then paste. Manual typing is error prone. Just copy/paste. Or maybe you did copy/paste but you didn’t include the ‘s’ in the selection. Either way, there are errors for you to correct here.

I’m not marking this a criticism because I think your change it still grammatically correct. I’m pointing out a potential source of future errors.

Criticized1oustanding criticism
Zelalem Mekonnen’s avatar
Zelalem Mekonnen, revised by Dennis HackethalOP 30 days ago·#1940
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I started with looking it up, whether to include the ‘s’ in ‘criticism’ to find that it didn’t matter much.

Criticism of #1938
Dennis Hackethal’s avatar

Fair enough. I’ve marked your idea as a criticism since I was wrong when I wrote “I don’t think you made this change on purpose. I’m guessing it was an error.”