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Child: "Am I going to turn into a unicorn if i eat my vegetables?"
Parent with a dubious understanding of what certainty means: "Well, I know you're 4, and you don't understand probability, but quantum physics says that there is a non-zero chance, so the answer is 'maybe'."
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Robin Hanson
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Cost of truth? "I am often asked by parents, 'How do I talk to my child about death if I don’t believe in God or heaven?' My answer is always the same: 'Lie.' The idea that you simply die & turn to dust may work for some adults, but it doesn’t help [kids]" wsj.com/articles/dont-…
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Made in Cosmos 💫 Maria Górska-Piszek
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I'd probably say something along the lines of "some people believe X, some other believe Y, nobody can know for sure". Unless you do know for sure what happens after death?
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Robin Hanson
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We do know for sure.
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Jim Syler
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I would really like you to justify this. Do we know with some reasonable confidence, presuming a common-sense world? Sure. But that's not "knowing for sure."
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Robin Hanson
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We are talking about how to talk to children here. By the usual standard where we' tell a kid something is sure, we are that sure about this.
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Jim Syler
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I mean…I think that's an awesome answer.
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