Mitchell_Porter comments on Open thread, Oct. 27 - Nov. 2, 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Mitchell_Porter 31 October 2014 07:00:02AM 0 points [-]

What does it mean for one thing to be more real than another thing?

Also, when you say something is "map not territory", what do you mean? That the thing in question does not exist, but it resembles something else which does exist? Presumably a map must at least resemble the territory it represents.

Comment author: lmm 31 October 2014 07:36:25PM 0 points [-]

Maybe "more fundamental" is clearer. In the same way that friction is less real than electromagnetism.

Comment author: Mitchell_Porter 01 November 2014 01:31:04AM 1 point [-]

More fundamental, in what sense? e.g. do you consider yourself to be the cause of other people?

Comment author: lmm 01 November 2014 04:56:07PM 0 points [-]

e.g. do you consider yourself to be the cause of other people?

To the extent that there is a cause, yes. Other people are a surface phenomenon.

Comment author: Mitchell_Porter 02 November 2014 06:04:22AM 1 point [-]

What do you mean by surface? Do you mean people exist as your perceptions but not otherwise? And is there anything 'beneath' this 'surface', whatever it is?