tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post8060334007319361533..comments2024-03-27T20:37:08.065+01:00Comments on Defence and Freedom: [Blog] Some general remarks about perspectivesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-60699058319709945112013-07-12T16:33:42.671+02:002013-07-12T16:33:42.671+02:00I would to the first part add that explicit assump...I would to the first part add that explicit assumptions, while arbitrarily chosen within the framework they are used, are not chosen totally at random. You usually support your assumption with some partial knowledge (of varying quality).<br /><br />Implicit assumptions on the other hand tend to be blind extrapolations from some factual state of affairs, and are usually essentially random in terms of how often the assumption is true.<br /><br />The second part is the eternal wisdom of the use of many points of view to help critical and creative thinking.Rettawnoreply@blogger.com