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    Without that normative gap, the claim that present suffer... — Carmelics
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    Supports→The hypothesis of a timeless and harmonious Reality provides no consolation for present pains and cannot serve as a basis for practical or moral comfort.

    Without that normative gap, the claim that present suffering is merely apparent provides no action-guiding content and therefore fails the pragmatic criterion of meaningful belief.

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    Key Terms

    Action-guiding(as used in ethics)
    Capable of actually helping someone decide what to do in a real situation, rather than being purely theoretical.
    Normative gap(the core problem Davidson identifies)
    A problem or disconnect between how things actually are (facts) and how things should be (values or rules); the 'gap' between description and prescription.
    Pragmatic criterion(as used in pragmatism philosophy)
    A standard for judging whether something is true or real based on whether it actually works and produces useful results in practice.
    meaningful belief(as used in epistemology and philosophy of language)
    A belief that has genuine content and importance; something you actually believe rather than just claim to believe.
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