JGWeissman comments on White Lies - Less Wrong
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Establishing a lower bound on the complexity of a moral theory that has all the features we want seems like a reasonable thing to do. I don't think the connotations of "fully general counterargument" are appropriate here. "Fully general" means you can apply it against a theory without really looking at the details of the theory. If you have to establish that the theory is sufficiently simple before applying the counterargument, you are referencing the details of the theory in a way that differentiates from other theories, and the counterargument is not "fully general".
"This theory is too simple" is something that can be argued against almost any theory you disagree with. That's why it's fully general.
No, it isn't: Anyone familiar with the linguistic havoc sociological theory of systems deigns to inflict on its victims will assure you of that!