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Originally Posted by aceventura3
For example: what role should tax policy play in our society? Some people clearly believe it should be punitive, and serve the purposes of social engineering and wealth redistribution - but they would never come out and say that.
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That's a great example, but not of what you think it's an example of.
Let's consider terms like "punitive", "social engineering", and "wealth redistribution". That you used those terms is very enlightening about YOUR position on tax policy. You then project that onto what people say, and for YOU it seems like what they "really mean" when they're maybe talking about something completely other than that.
And it's not "how ace doesn't listen". This is fundamental to our makeup as human beings. We really actually know NOTHING about "reality". The point at which I interface with reality is the exact same point where I interpret my perceptions into meanings. Which means I'm NEVER seeing things as they are, I'm ALWAYS seeing things through a layer of interpretation. And then I interact with those meanings and interpretations as if they are the real and objective truth.
Look at the object nearest you. Notice that RIGHT THERE IN THE LOOKING AT IT, you know what it is, its name, what it's used for. That's one aspect the layer of interpretation I'm talking about. It's not just what it is--a lump of something with the properties that make it real (it exists in space and time, and has a shape). No, to you it's (in my case) a "wallet". Well, it's not, really. That's the name we give that thing.