[kurko]

> I think writing that sounds good is more likely to be right.

Paul's point would make sense if his case was about greater verisimilitude, which might sound like splitting hairs, but is an important phenomenon in philosophy. Many dictators have sounded good but their core messages were abhorrent.

In the same vein, there are thousands of fiction books, some more brilliantly written than others, but nothing in that spectrum makes any of their stories any more real or true.

> I know it's true from writing.

Well, some things just appear to be true. I admire Paul's writings and I believe his honesty in trying to get to the truth, but in this specific essay, it seems like what he's alluding to is the appearance of truth. Good writing makes core ideas look more true, but it can't objectively have a relation to truth itself, only with our description of said idea.

[_1tem]

> Many dictators have sounded good but their core messages were abhorrent.

Abhorrent does not mean untrue. In fact some of the worst people use truth to evil ends.

[deadbabe]

Like who?

[andoando]

Abhorrent doesnt mean the message was not conveyed well, which ultimately is the purpose of good writing