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Taking the analogy between prolepsis and pattern recognition as very strong, prolepsis can be false. We weaken the meaning of "true to their cause" for the senses too much if we apply the same to prolepses. The sensations inherit the truth from the real world and the proper function of the respective sensing system. The prolepses are generated by blending sensations with prior structures of the brain, and those structures can introduce error. As both sensations and prolepses are non-verbal, it i…

If all meanings of "true" and "false" only apply to the verbal level, then the canon is lost. To keep the canon, we need somehow be able to establish the truth of its pillars in particular instances.