Draft talk:Reification Fallacy

Existing page

An existing page covers similar ground (Mistaking the map for the territory). It would be best to merge the two pages. Bongolian (talk) 08:03, 14 August 2021 (UTC)

As I understand it, the Mistaking the Map for the territory (Mmt) is similar to a narrative reification fallacy for technical descriptions: one imagines the description is a perfect and accurate one. The traditional reification fallacy is distinct from Mmt in that there is no territory to correspond to the map. e. g., Plato believed there was a heaven where perfect forms existed such as geometrical forms. This was of course nonsense as one may only imagine a perfect circle. Believing God exists because one can be imagined is also a common argument. The fallacies are clearly similar.UncleKrampus (talk) 21:13, 14 August 2021 (UTC)

OK, I'll leave you to sort it out then. Bongolian (talk) 22:11, 14 August 2021 (UTC)

@Bongolian I think you are probably right about a merger. Is Mmt the best title to go with though? I hope you can contribute, if you have time.UncleKrampus (talk) 18:10, 15 August 2021 (UTC)

You can just move your editing over to MMT, then work on rewriting as necessary. After that, the best title for the page can be decided. Bongolian (talk) 19:16, 15 August 2021 (UTC)