orthonormal comments on Dennett's "Consciousness Explained": Chpt 2 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: orthonormal 11 January 2010 01:47:29AM 0 points [-]

It does not matter whether experts currently agree that MWI actually does or does not violate the conservation of energy or not. It only matters that many people who would say, if asked, that MW violates conservation of energy, would nonetheless not call it dualism.

If this is your point, please rephrase the controverted paragraph in the post. I think that as currently written, it distracts from your main point by opening up a different argument.

Comment author: PhilGoetz 11 January 2010 04:32:38AM 2 points [-]

Okay. Rephrased.

Comment author: orthonormal 11 January 2010 05:45:23AM *  1 point [-]

Thanks; I find it much improved.

I think the general pattern is that it's counterproductive to baldly state† multiple independent controversial claims in the same place— one winds up in a muddle of all the various arguments. Bracketing off all but one claim at a time, via disclaimers (like the one you added) or other forms of rhetorical modesty, is IMO the most productive way to go.

† (or, of course, to write so that a reader might think you are baldly stating several such claims)

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