"Just: There are patterns that exist in reality where we see "hands", and these patterns have something in common, but they are not fundamental."
Reality is the space in which we observe trends that either bear out or contradict our beliefs. Reality seems to bear out a pattern corresponding with hands. Hands, then, correspond to something true about reality (even if it is just probably true, the probability... (read more)
"We do not know that the territory is single-level. It is conceivable that it is not, and the available evidence does not exclude the possibility."
The available evidence does not support the possibility either. Lack of evidence actually is a form of evidence...for the opposing argument. http://lesswrong.com/lw/ih/absence_of_evidence_is_evidence_of_absence/
"Just: There are patterns that exist in reality where we see "hands", and these patterns have something in common, but they are not fundamental."
Reality is the space in which we observe trends that either bear out or contradict our beliefs. Reality seems to bear out a pattern corresponding with hands. Hands, then, correspond to something true about reality (even if it is just probably true, the probability... (read more)