Johnicholas comments on Software tools for community truth-seeking - Less Wrong

1 Post author: Johnicholas 10 March 2009 01:20PM

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Comment author: Johnicholas 10 March 2009 06:40:51PM 2 points [-]

That's a great criticism. By allowing the viewer to focus on each small step, these arguments can be checked step-by-step more rigorously. However, by encouraging this small-scale focus, you leave yourself open to inconsistencies that can only be seen at a larger scope.