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   * Even if mathematical concepts such as the [[wp>Imaginary number|imaginary number]] <var>i</var> or [[wp>Irrational number|irrationality]] have no correspondence in reality, they are still useful concepts that can help to describe real-world phenomena better than would be possible without them. In other words, a //coherence// approach is much more useful in these cases than relying on correspondence alone.   * Even if mathematical concepts such as the [[wp>Imaginary number|imaginary number]] <var>i</var> or [[wp>Irrational number|irrationality]] have no correspondence in reality, they are still useful concepts that can help to describe real-world phenomena better than would be possible without them. In other words, a //coherence// approach is much more useful in these cases than relying on correspondence alone.
  
-  * When historians write about the worldview e. g. during the time of the Chinese [[wp>Han dynasty|Han dynasty]], it makes little sense to point out that the earth was actually already a sphere in the 3rd century <abbr>AD</abbr>. The important aspect here is that the //social truth// for people in this society was of a flat world.+  * When historians write about the worldview e. g. during the time of the Chinese [[wp>Han dynasty|Han dynasty]], it makes little sense to point out that the earth was actually already a sphere in the 3rd century <abbr>AD</abbr>. The important aspect here is that the //social truth// for //most// people in this society was that of a flat world.
  
 Instead of establishing a //general// hierarchy of truth definitions, it makes more sense to choose the most appropriate definition for each //specific// context and – this is the important part: to also make this transparent! Instead of establishing a //general// hierarchy of truth definitions, it makes more sense to choose the most appropriate definition for each //specific// context and – this is the important part: to also make this transparent!

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