Jack comments on Boo lights: groupthink edition - Less Wrong

17 Post author: Morendil 15 February 2010 06:29PM

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Comment author: Jack 16 February 2010 12:07:47AM 3 points [-]

I don't think that my 'platonian' beliefs are on-topic here on Less Wrong,

Really? Understanding and clarifying the concepts and categories we use to organize our beliefs seems pretty damn on topic compared cryonics, personal identity and creating a billion dollars out of nothing.

Not to mention I'm pretty sure nominalism is wrong/bad so I'd really like to know if all the smart people here disagree with me. And if indeed we find overlapping views here we might find that a particular 'metaphysical' view (terrible term) is more conducive to thinking rationally, which would be interesting.

Comment author: arundelo 16 February 2010 06:47:15AM 1 point [-]

Data point: I think I'm what's called a conceptualist.

I believe exactly this.