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clusterflock, TX -10 minutes ago
So how do the Wikipedians decide what’s true and what’s not? On what is their epistemology based? Unlike the laws of mathematics or science, wikitruth isn’t ...


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"So how do the Wikipedians decide what’s true and what’s not? On what is their epistemology based?

Unlike the laws of mathematics or science, wikitruth isn’t based on principles such as consistency or observability. It’s not even based on common sense or firsthand experience. Wikipedia has evolved a radically different set of epistemological standards"
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