Stuart_Armstrong comments on SHRDLU, understanding, anthropomorphisation and hindsight bias - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 17 April 2014 11:31:13AM 0 points [-]

I don't think it's good for science for scientists to be denigrated for choosing lines of research that end up not working.

No, they shouldn't. But they shouldn't be blase and relaxed about their projects working or not working either. They should never think "I will be used as an example of how not to do science" as being a positive thing to aim for...

Comment author: Lumifer 17 April 2014 03:32:03PM 1 point [-]

their projects working or not working either. They should never think "I will be used as an example of how not to do science"

These are completely different things. Most theories/projects/attempts in science fail. That is how science works and is NOT "an example of how not to do science".