RomanDavis comments on Bayes for Schizophrenics: Reasoning in Delusional Disorders - Less Wrong

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Comment author: RomanDavis 23 August 2012 10:08:56AM 2 points [-]

I don't think P Zombie debates are a reat sign of rationality either, but I think the debate itself probably does nearly zero harm, if you don't count wasted time.

Comment author: SilasBarta 24 August 2012 12:04:43AM -2 points [-]

"If you don't count wasted time"? Okay, but likewise, if you don't count her husband getting shot, Mrs. Lincoln really enjoyed the play...

Comment author: shokwave 24 August 2012 12:12:56AM 3 points [-]

That's not likewise.

Comment author: SilasBarta 24 August 2012 12:39:04AM -1 points [-]

How so? A bunch of philosophers blowing valuable time on a worthless debate is a major harm, almost as if they were forcibly held in unemployment but drew the same resources from society.