Diff: weyken

 !!!Weyken 

  

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 Old English weye, weigh or measure: Old English cennan, to declare. Perception; understanding, Middle English kennen (influenced by Old Norse kenna, to know). Initially introduced on the [BBS|http://churchofvirus.org/bbs] of the [Church of Virus|http://www.churchofvirus.org] in 2005 at [http://www.churchofvirus.org/bbs/index.php?board=65;action=display;threadid=33430;start=0]. 

  

 '''weyken''' (''plural'' [weyken]) 

  

 #Data internalized as supportable knowledge with a sustainable provisional truth value ascribed to it through the medium of critical rationalism and reasoning based on evidence (for example - and ideally, through the [ scientific method|ScientificMethod ]). 

 #:My weyken (based on experience and non-falsification) is that the sun will most probably appear to rise tomorrow. 

  

 '''Weyken System''' 

 #A group of supported, coherent, related and mutually consistent weyken. 

  

  

 to '''weyken''' (third-person singular simple present '''weyken''', present participle '''weykening''', simple past '''weykened''', past participle '''weykened''') 

  

 #To provisionally assign a truth value to a reasonably supported proposition. 

 #:''Based on the meteorological indicators, I '''weyken''' there is a likelihood of rain tomorrow.'' 

 #To determine, based on evidence the likelihood that someone is telling the truth. 

 #:''After hearing your witnesses on this matter, I '''weyken''' you are correct when you say that.'' 

  

  

 #to '''weyken''' (third-person singular simple present '''weykens''', present participle '''weykening''', simple past '''weykened''', past participle '''weykened''') 

 #To engage in the process of '''weyken'''. 

 #:''After reviewing the critique, I '''weykened'''''. 

  

 '''weyken''' 

  

 #Describing a cognitive position attained through weyken 

 #:John never having seen an white crow, held the weyken (perspective) that it was possible based on his having seen other albino creatures. 

  

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 *[ Provisional Truth|ProvisionalTruth] 

 *[ Falsifiability ] 

 *[ Critical Rationalism|CriticalRationalism] 

  

  

 [ belief ] 

  

 __Introduced__: The Hermit, 2005 April (Letter posted to the BBS follows [ http://www.churchofvirus.org/bbs/index.php?board=65;action=display;threadid=33430 ]