Vladimir_Nesov comments on Rationality Quotes - July 2009 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 09 July 2009 01:26:05PM 0 points [-]

Sorry for the confusion. The detail of using the word "deepest" that doesn't apply to the case where there is no bottom, and generalization from systems with a bottom to systems without. It was supposed to be a clarification of the sense in which I consider "mental" entities and what would make them irreducible.

Comment author: spuckblase 09 July 2009 01:59:39PM 0 points [-]

Thanks for the attempt to clarify it for me. Do we actually disagree? Anyway, ill try to do a top-level post tomorrow to shake your (apparent) belief that mental entities need to have non-mental parts.

Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 09 July 2009 02:28:59PM *  -1 points [-]

I see this whole discussion as royally confused and not worth pursuing unless a much more technical setting is introduced.