Taking the Boltzmann brain example, isn’t the issue that the premises that would lead to such a conclusion are incorrect, rather than the conclusion being “crazy” per se?
In many cases in philosophy, if we are honest with ourselves, we find that the reason we think the premises are incorrect is that we think the conclusion is crazy. We were perfectly happy to accept those premises until we learned what conclusions could be drawn from them.
Taking the Boltzmann brain example, isn’t the issue that the premises that would lead to such a conclusion are incorrect, rather than the conclusion being “crazy” per se?
In many cases in philosophy, if we are honest with ourselves, we find that the reason we think the premises are incorrect is that we think the conclusion is crazy. We were perfectly happy to accept those premises until we learned what conclusions could be drawn from them.