3 definitions by end一
"Doxastically closed" describes a person who is unwilling to change their (false) beliefs regardless of any arguments against it.
The term is used in Street Epistemology and goes back to Peter Boghossian’s "A Manual for Creating Atheists". His definition: “I use the term to mean that either a specific belief one holds, or that one’s entire belief system, is resistant to revision.”
The term is used in Street Epistemology and goes back to Peter Boghossian’s "A Manual for Creating Atheists". His definition: “I use the term to mean that either a specific belief one holds, or that one’s entire belief system, is resistant to revision.”
Bob: "1+1=3"
Anthony: "Imagine an empty table. You put one cup on the table. Then you put another cup on the table. How many cups are on the table?"
Bob: "Two."
Anthony: "Putting down one cup and then another cup is '1 cup + 1 cup' and you correctly identified the result as '2 cups'. So you see: 1+1=2"
Bob: "No, 1+1=3"
Charlie (to Dan): "Bob sure is a *very* doxastically closed person."
Anthony: "Imagine an empty table. You put one cup on the table. Then you put another cup on the table. How many cups are on the table?"
Bob: "Two."
Anthony: "Putting down one cup and then another cup is '1 cup + 1 cup' and you correctly identified the result as '2 cups'. So you see: 1+1=2"
Bob: "No, 1+1=3"
Charlie (to Dan): "Bob sure is a *very* doxastically closed person."
by end一 May 26, 2021
"Blue pill overdose" describes a scenario where a person is doxastically closed (unwilling to change their beliefs) to the point of rejecting the concept of logic or reason. Additionally to the assertion that the claim is true, the person asserts that their claim is exempt from any form of inspection; i.e. that asking questions about it is nonsensical.
This usually coincides with incoherent sentence- or argument-structure, which can border on seeming like brain damage and creates the association to an overdose. (E.g. grammar and logic mistakes and heavy use of meaningless deepities in place of arguments)
The "blue pill" is a reference to The Matrix movies, where the choice between the blue and the red pill is one between blissful ignorance and learning the uncomfortable truth.
This usually coincides with incoherent sentence- or argument-structure, which can border on seeming like brain damage and creates the association to an overdose. (E.g. grammar and logic mistakes and heavy use of meaningless deepities in place of arguments)
The "blue pill" is a reference to The Matrix movies, where the choice between the blue and the red pill is one between blissful ignorance and learning the uncomfortable truth.
Anthony: "How much confidence do you have in this belief, on a scale from 1 to 10?"
Bob: "11 out of 10 confidence. Infinity out of 10 confidence."
Anthony: "How do you know that this belief is true?"
Bob: "just believe... don't think... don't test... be like a child... false beliefs are also true.. just let it go... don't think about it... just believe... you can't make sense of it..."
Charlie (to Dan): "Seems to me like Bob chose the blue pill..."
Dan: "I'd say he didn't stop at one. He is suffering from blue pill overdose..."
Charlie: "Poor dude..."
Bob: "11 out of 10 confidence. Infinity out of 10 confidence."
Anthony: "How do you know that this belief is true?"
Bob: "just believe... don't think... don't test... be like a child... false beliefs are also true.. just let it go... don't think about it... just believe... you can't make sense of it..."
Charlie (to Dan): "Seems to me like Bob chose the blue pill..."
Dan: "I'd say he didn't stop at one. He is suffering from blue pill overdose..."
Charlie: "Poor dude..."
by end一 May 26, 2021
A nonsense word invented by Florentin Will. It can be used as a filler when one does not know what to say or as a subversion of expectation for comedic effect.
Alice: "What fruits do you like?"
Bob: "Apples, bananas, blueberries, \pause\ smisma, you know - loads!"
Steve: "What does the fox say?"
Florentin: "Smisma."
Bob: "Apples, bananas, blueberries, \pause\ smisma, you know - loads!"
Steve: "What does the fox say?"
Florentin: "Smisma."
by end一 May 26, 2021