Clarica comments on Rationality Lessons Learned from Irrational Adventures in Romance - Less Wrong
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Yes, of course. That's trivially true and not in dispute.
I still think you're rather missing the point, however. I don't see how it makes sense to object to the phrase 'mostly attributable' when that's a premise of the hypothetical. Let's look at the original comment in context:
That is, IF [the difference is mostly attributable to something innocuous], THEN [denying population-level differences seems harmful]. That's all that was said. Kaj_Sotala never claimed the innocuous explanation was true.
Editeditedit: I apologize for my horrible social skills.
Your 'horrible social skills' are almost as funny as mine! no apologies necessary! And your edits are a vast relief to me personally.