XiXiDu comments on If reductionism is the hammer, what nails are out there? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: XiXiDu 11 December 2010 01:51:07PM 2 points [-]

I have no idea what an essence is supposed to be. I guess that's why I'm having a hard time to understand your post.

Comment author: wedrifid 11 December 2010 01:56:36PM 5 points [-]

I have no idea what an essence is supposed to be. I guess that's why I'm having a hard time to understand your post.

That's a symptom of having already successfully reduced. Pre-reduced language starts to become far harder to understand at a deep level!