Is it useful to invoke it though? Once two people claim to know the actual truth, yet they disagree, you're at an impasse. There's no method for resolving which allegedly obvious claim is in fact the truth.
Predictive power on the other hand, gives you a framework to decide which story is more useful.
Brother you're wrong and there's ample scholarship you can consult to correct your misunderstanding. The Wikipedia with sufficient citations is right there. Feel free to educate yourself.
unless you subscribe to an entirely solipsistic worldview, "actual truth" obviously exists regardless of your ability to measure or perceive it.
Is it useful to invoke it though? Once two people claim to know the actual truth, yet they disagree, you're at an impasse. There's no method for resolving which allegedly obvious claim is in fact the truth.
Predictive power on the other hand, gives you a framework to decide which story is more useful.
Brother you're wrong and there's ample scholarship you can consult to correct your misunderstanding. The Wikipedia with sufficient citations is right there. Feel free to educate yourself.
I do not appreciate your condescension.
Either state your argument coherently so as to address my completely valid objection, or move on if you're not interested in having a discussion.
Arguing by sending bare links to wiki articles isn't productive and doesn't make you look particularly good.
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