JGWeissman comments on Reply to Holden on 'Tool AI' - Less Wrong

94 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 12 June 2012 06:00PM

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Comment author: JGWeissman 12 June 2012 08:01:29PM 2 points [-]

I agree that the analogy was not an argument, but I disagree that it isn't allowed to be an explanation of the position one is arguing for. The analogy itself doesn't have to demonstrate why the assertion is true, because the supporting arguments do that.