Jiro comments on Rationality Quotes Thread September 2015 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Jiro 01 October 2015 04:01:43PM 1 point [-]

In this context, you are claiming that "when animals have a strong tendency to do certain things, those things tend to be pleasant to the animal". Judging what is happening in the mind of the animal on the basis of its behavior, in order to support this claim, is circular reasoning.

Comment author: Lumifer 01 October 2015 04:08:09PM 0 points [-]

you are claiming

Nope, that's not me, that's entirelyuseless.

But you haven't answered my question.

Comment author: Jiro 01 October 2015 08:54:10PM 1 point [-]

Nope, that's not me, that's entirelyuseless.

Sorry. Make that "you are supporting a claim that..."

But you haven't answered my question.

If you want the literal answer to your question, the answer is that I'm not claiming anything.

Note that disputing a claim of X is not itself a claim of not-X..