X-Git-Url: http://unremediatedgender.space/source?a=blobdiff_plain;f=content%2Fdrafts%2Fteleology.md;h=96e96e3fbc0ddd5581077d0fe6e83467f3c573a2;hb=885612e72eac46be717d820d7942fadf3d1e2d39;hp=161d6a917557f1d09f4095aa719364b8766fd585;hpb=06c38b2813b1be78b80a9f10a4ee428f632a2076;p=Ultimately_Untrue_Thought.git diff --git a/content/drafts/teleology.md b/content/drafts/teleology.md index 161d6a9..96e96e3 100644 --- a/content/drafts/teleology.md +++ b/content/drafts/teleology.md @@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ Status: draft "Feeling happier isn't what explanations are for. Explanations are for [predicting our observations](https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/a7n8GdKiAZRX86T5A/making-beliefs-pay-rent-in-anticipated-experiences). +Emotions, too, are functional: + [...] If the explanation that predicts your observations makes you unhappy, then the explanation—and the unhappiness—are functioning as designed."