>>Not always. Sure beliefs can be self-fulfilling to some extent
>>but beliefs certainly do not govern objective reality.
> I agree (Ok I can think of a counterexample, When you are
>drunk, you get a meme inside you that causes you to sleep with a
>sheep.
I didn't say beliefs can't affect reality, obviously they can.
I just meant that beliefs do not determine reality.
>>> Ok. The true maximum equals 0.9*subject's belief.
>>
>>Doesn't that break down for totally unrealistic beliefs?
> Yes. Try this
> True maximum equals f(subject's belief).
OK, pretend that you graph the function, the subject's belief
of maximum achievable goals on the x-axis vs. actual goals
achieved on the y axis. There has to be a true maximum y
value somewhere on that graph. That is what I'm asking for.
Just pick a number, it doesn't matter what it is.
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