dfranke comments on The Irrationality Game - Less Wrong

38 Post author: Will_Newsome 03 October 2010 02:43AM

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Comment author: dfranke 13 October 2010 12:55:03PM 15 points [-]

Nothing that modern scientists are trained to regard as acceptable scientific evidence can ever provide convincing support for any theory which accurately and satisfactorily explains the nature of consciousness.

Comment author: dfranke 13 October 2010 12:59:48PM *  -1 points [-]

Furthermore: if the above is false, it will proven such within thirty years. If the above is true it will become the majority position among both natural scientists and academic philosophers within thirty years. Barring AI singularity in both cases. Confidence level 70%.

Comment author: RobinZ 13 October 2010 01:02:35PM 1 point [-]

Confidence level?

Comment author: dfranke 13 October 2010 01:48:54PM 2 points [-]

Let's say 65%.

Comment author: [deleted] 13 April 2012 11:30:14AM 0 points [-]

Might be belief hysteresis, but I am inclined towards a similar confidence level in that proposition.

Comment author: MichaelVassar 16 October 2010 03:44:10PM 0 points [-]

I disagree but I think that might be considered a reasonable probability by most people here.