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> You are assuming the very logic applied at the time of measurement was, is, and remains true.

No, I'm not assuming that.

> Epistemology relates to how we know what we know.

That's why I added "I remember".

If I can't trust my memory at all, then it doesn't really matter what I do.

But I can put that as a disclaimer over everything if I really want to. I don't have to assume.

And I feel like you've gone way beyond the original scope at this point. If I don't feel like considering the "brain in a jar also the brain only started existing 2 seconds ago" theory right now, my decision to ignore it comes long before I even start worrying about science. If my decision is wrong, it's not a problem with science.



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