Strange7 comments on Train Philosophers with Pearl and Kahneman, not Plato and Kant - Less Wrong

65 Post author: lukeprog 06 December 2012 12:42AM

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Comment author: Strange7 07 December 2012 12:59:08AM 2 points [-]

In certain contexts, yeah. I think most kids would be able to smell the bullshit if both theories were laid out side-by-side, with historical context available.

Comment author: RichardKennaway 07 December 2012 08:56:35AM -1 points [-]

Illusion of transparency? I believe some creationists say the same thing.

Comment author: Strange7 08 December 2012 03:38:04AM 1 point [-]

Sounds like an opportunity for a variation on the old Priests of Baal routine, then.