Bruno_Coelho comments on Eliezer's Sequences and Mainstream Academia - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Bruno_Coelho 15 September 2012 06:24:39PM -1 points [-]

Even when E ideas are extremely similar to some SEP article, he assumes: " If the words are not the same, then there are differences". This sentiment converge to point 2.

I suppose has to do with possible linguistic traps. If we use terms who has a focal points as a premisse, probably these words come with hidden inferences associated to specific groups. Avoiding academic parlance whenever possible is good, but obvious improvements could be done in the writings.