Elliot_Temple comments on Fundamental Doubts - Less Wrong

24 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 12 July 2008 05:21AM

You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.

Comments (87)

Sort By: Old

You are viewing a single comment's thread.

Comment author: Elliot_Temple 12 July 2008 02:57:58PM 0 points [-]

It's worth considering *how*

> And evolution certainly gets a chance to influence every single thought that runs through your mind!

works (if it does). Just because evolution created minds in the first place does not necessarily imply it has retained influence over everything that happens in them. For example, if a person builds a house that doesn't necessarily give him influence over the termites in the walls.