Weyken

Etymology:

Old English weye, weigh or measure: Old English cennan, to declare. Perception; understanding, Middle English kennen (influenced by Old Norse kenna, to know). Initially introduced on the BBS of the Church of Virus in 2005 at http://www.churchofvirus.org/bbs/index.php?board=65;action=display;threa....

Definition:

In the same way as "agnosticism" described the concept of the "unknowable" and which Huxley described as:

Agnosticism is not a creed but a method, the essence of which lies in the vigorous application of a single principle... Positively the principle may be expressed as in matters of intellect, do not pretend conclusions are certain that are not demonstrated or demonstrable.

So too, Weyken describes always provisional, sustained or sustainable, falsifiable conclusions. In this way, Weyken is not a creed, but the result of applying a method, preferably the scientific method, to data, to derive conclusions which are demonstrated or demonstrable.

Noun 'weyken' (plural weyken) Data internalized as supportable knowledge with a sustainable provisional truth value ascribed to it through the medium of critical rationalism and reasoning based on evidence (for example - and ideally, through the scientific method): My weyken (based on experience and non-falsification) is that the sun will most probably appear to rise tomorrow.

Collective Noun 'Weyken System' A group of supported, coherent, related and mutually consistent weyken.

Transitive Verb to 'weyken' (third-person singular simple present 'weyken', present participle 'weykening', simple past 'weykened', past participle 'weykened')

To provisionally assign a truth value to a reasonably supported proposition: After examination, I 'weyken' these numbers fairly represent the accounts.

To provisionally assign the likelihood of a predictable event: Based on the meteorological indicators, I 'weyken' there is a likelihood of rain tomorrow.

To determine, based on evidence the likelihood that someone is telling the truth: After hearing your witnesses on this matter, I 'weyken' you are correct when you say that.

Intransitive Verb to 'weyken' (third-person singular simple present 'weykens', present participle 'weykening', simple past 'weykened', past participle 'weykened') To engage in the process of 'weyken'. : After reviewing the critique, I 'weykened'.

Adjective 'weyken' Describing a cognitive position attained through weyken: John never having seen an white crow, held the weyken (perspective) that it was possible based on his having seen other albino creatures.

Related terms:

Provisional Truth

Falsifiability

Critical Rationalism