Assertion: evidence | /r/CapableOf | play mediating role
Facets:
value: as a general matter
type: OTHER
value: vis a
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: As a general matter, evidence seems to play a mediating role vis-a-vis our efforts to arrive at an accurate picture of the world: we seek to believe what is true by means of holding beliefs that are well-supported by the evidence, and we seek to avoid believing what is false by means of not holding beliefs that are not well-supported by the evidence.