Vladimir_M comments on Philosophy: A Diseased Discipline - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vladimir_M 30 March 2011 04:28:47PM 3 points [-]

It's hard to find experiments in mathematics.

In a sense, computers are nothing but devices for doing experimental mathematics.

Comment author: Clippy 30 March 2011 04:29:52PM 7 points [-]

In a sense, apes are nothing but devices for making ape DNA.

Comment author: Vladimir_M 30 March 2011 04:32:24PM 6 points [-]

I think Richard Dawkins made that observation a while ago at book length.

Comment author: Clippy 30 March 2011 04:45:27PM 9 points [-]

In a sense, Richard Dawkins is nothing but a device for making books.

Comment author: Friendly-HI 15 November 2011 11:17:52PM 4 points [-]

In a sense, a book is nothing but a device for copying memes into other brains.