Decius comments on Fake Reductionism - Less Wrong

41 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 17 March 2008 10:49PM

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Comment author: Decius 13 August 2013 08:19:26PM 0 points [-]

How much do you know of solid state physics. You claim that there is noting more to learn, and I find that a very extraordinary claim.

Comment author: [deleted] 13 August 2013 11:41:26PM 2 points [-]

Edited to explain my position more closely; thank you for calling me on hyperbole.

Comment author: Decius 14 August 2013 05:34:01AM 0 points [-]

No problem; I was on the verge of calling you out as parroting the opinions and conclusions of others. The fact that their opinions and conclusions are correct enough for all practical and most impractical purposes does not excuse an appeal to authority.