Vladimir_Nesov comments on Teaching the Unteachable - Less Wrong

39 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 03 March 2009 11:14PM

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 04 March 2009 07:31:12PM *  8 points [-]

This point applies universally to everything, and as a result it's vacuous. Anything is the best at being what it actually is.

Comment author: thomblake 05 March 2009 09:34:35PM 3 points [-]

I don't think that's obvious. Remember that all observations are theory-laden. A bad hammer isn't a (really good (bad hammer)) it's just a (bad (hammer)). Once we establish what something is actually for, it can be evaluated on its merits.