Martin-2 comments on Rationality Quotes July 2013 - Less Wrong
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I like the premise. Last month's Douglas Hofstadter quote comes to mind. Some problems:
Why would I insist this? I don't even know how the electrical signals (the what?!) change the volume. I just know how to make the wires change the volume, and I know how to make them change the music too.
Some inquisitive Bushman I turned out to be. This is still a very magical radio.
Also, I think a clever Bushman could figure out that the radio is transmitting sounds from somewhere else. It is the reality after all so there are clues. He hears a person talking when no one's there; the circuitry is too simple to write symphonies and simulate most human discussion; the radio doesn't work in caves...