Perhaps, hypotheses are true if consequences of believing lead to personal well-being, success, and satisfaction {pragmatism, epistemology}| {pragmaticism, epistemology}. The best theory test is what happens when using theory. True beliefs have good practical effects in thinking and acting. They help people, are profitable, correspond to actual events, or are expedient in most situations. Knowledge is adaptive. Propositions are true if they are useful. Self or world experience confirms knowledge.
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Usefulness is not the same as truth. People cannot know much about world or practical utility. Utility changes with time and place. Useful fictions are not true.
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