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4948 | Intuition is the strongest possible evidence one can have about anything [Kripke] |
Full Idea: I think something's having intuitive content is very heavy evidence in favour of it. I really don't know what more conclusive evidence one can have about anything, ultimately speaking. | |
From: Saul A. Kripke (Naming and Necessity lectures [1970], Lecture 1) | |
A reaction: This seems to me a very appealing remark, especially coming from a great logician. It seems to me, though, that some intuitions are more rational than others, and we must occasionally give up intuitions that are proved wrong. |