AlanCrowe comments on Open Thread, November 16–30, 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: AlanCrowe 20 November 2012 05:57:33PM 1 point [-]

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Can you describe a complex topic using only the thousand most common english words? It's harder that it looks. Type text in the box below to try it out.

The wording of the challenge is a long way from living within its own constraints.

Comment author: FiftyTwo 20 November 2012 07:00:31PM 12 points [-]

There was a man called Mr Godel who lived before most of the people living now were living. He was very good and putting numbers together and thinking about things. He showed everyone that when you have a way of thinking about things, that way of thinking can't explain how it works from the inside. So that way of thinking could never be complete. This was considered very important by lots of bright people, and helped us understand how we think and make other things that think.