DaFranker comments on The Fabric of Real Things - Less Wrong

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Comment author: DaFranker 19 October 2012 02:25:04PM 0 points [-]

I think your answer is very much what the koan was meant to generate. Simply saying 'No, I don't a priori eliminate epiphenomenal theories' seems like it'd miss the point entirely. You tackle the source of the concern or question, and conclude with a very good "If A, B, if ¬A, C" statement that easily follows from your arguments.

More importantly, your answer seems to completely reduce the problem and dissolve the question.