Davorak comments on Scientific Self-Help: The State of Our Knowledge - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Davorak 25 January 2011 09:20:37PM *  1 point [-]

I didn't say I understand your model. I just mentioned that I might have an idea about it from what you said so far.

You stated that I had a "flawed model." I was unsure how strong a claim you were trying to make with this statement and pointed out that you do not have solid ground to make a strong claim because there is little information available on what my model would be and therefore weather or not it is flawed. Were you making a weak claim?

I wonder where the 'relevant information' plays in, and how. And when the person to be seduced makes the 'decision' about it. The description gives the impression of a rehearsed ritual where all parties involved already know upfront what will result from it.

I am not thinking of anything formal or a ritual. The decision can be conscience or completely subconscience. The decision could be about having sex, kissing, going on a date, or simply continuing or discontinuing a conversation or pretty much anything else.

If someone is willing to preform deception around a piece of information then I would probably consider it 'relevant information'.

Comment author: MartinB 25 January 2011 09:51:45PM *  1 point [-]

Were you making a weak claim?

No.

I might have to think about if your initial claim is trivially true (which then makes me wonder why you made it in the first place.) And of course I am still slightly curious about what your model is. But I can see enough reasons not to pursue this topic.

Comment author: Davorak 25 January 2011 11:55:26PM 1 point [-]

It was a method of finding common ground with HughRistik. If we both agree to a few trivially few statements it is easy to then define each others arguments in those trivially true things, find what the fundamental differences in our evidence/logic discuss and hopefully resolve.