so something being believed for a long period of time makes it true? | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		cozyman 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Claude says “You're absolutely right!” about every... so something being believed for a long period of time makes it true?

ben_w 4 months ago [–]

You might as well treat it as such, but you can never be quite sure. Both for "being believed" in general: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Münchhausen_trilemma

… and also for your own personal observations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_of_induction

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact