dxu comments on Leaving LessWrong for a more rational life - Less Wrong

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Comment author: dxu 28 May 2015 03:16:40PM *  2 points [-]

That doesn't address the question of why magic exists (not to mention it falls afoul of Occam's Razor). You seem to be answering a completely different question.

Comment author: [deleted] 28 May 2015 03:42:17PM 1 point [-]

The question in the story and in this thread was "why purposeful complexity?" not "why magic?"

Comment author: Username 06 August 2015 01:23:13AM 1 point [-]

Your proposal is equally complex, if not more. What's causing the hallucinations?