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If somebody has a philosophy that is "unlivable," does that say anything about the truth-value of that philosophy?
Let's take a simple case: Someone doesn't believe in free will, but he cannot live that philosophy. Our entire civilization is set up on the assumption of free will--but not only that, our private experience assumes free will.
Does this mean there is something theoretically wrong with the theory that there is no free will?
Nope.
Believing that something is an illusion doesn't dispel the illusion.
This also seems to be an illusion which
can't be dispelled, since that would set up a contradiction for those of us who are contrary by nature.
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