Tetronian comments on A case study in fooling oneself - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wedrifid 15 December 2011 07:04:47AM 9 points [-]

Tetronian says this analogy is a great way to demonstrate what a "wrong question"

The inkblot is a good way to demonstrate what a "wrong question" is. The charitable (and literal) reading of his words does not attribute to that comment any particular claim about quantum mechanics.

The QM question, while it is somewhat wrong, is not one to just be dismissed as wrong. An explanation of roughly how the wavefunction works is appropriate.

Comment author: [deleted] 16 December 2011 03:48:51AM 0 points [-]

The charitable (and literal) reading of his words does not attribute to that comment any particular claim about quantum mechanics.

I support this interpretation. It's a good analogy to demonstrate the concept of a wrong question, full stop.