Vladimir_Nesov comments on Framing Consciousness - Less Wrong

-8 Post author: cousin_it 08 May 2009 10:27AM

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 08 May 2009 08:37:23PM 0 points [-]

While I agree in this case, your criticism as stated is so vague that it could be made of any idea

Yet is wasn't made of any idea, and if you agree in this case, you deem it appropriate for this case, in which it was made. It is a fairly general principle: don't try to juggle a thousand angry cats at once, human mind is not that strong.

Comment author: talisman 12 May 2009 04:36:54AM 1 point [-]

Vladimir - "concentrated confusion", "a thousand angry cats": that's exactly the kind of spice that your earlier post needed! :-)

Also fewer function words...

Comment author: JGWeissman 08 May 2009 09:21:54PM 1 point [-]

But if I did not already agree, your comment would not have convinced me.

Essentially, I think it would be appropriate if it were actually supported, not just supportable.

Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 08 May 2009 09:37:41PM 1 point [-]

But if I did not already agree, your comment would not have convinced me.

Right. It wasn't an argument, it was a concept intended to give clearer structure to your own impression. Epistemic rationality, for example, is targeted at giving you accurate estimates, whatever they are, even though it's not domain-specific and it doesn't argue for specific positions on specific questions.