pjeby comments on Post Your Utility Function - Less Wrong

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Comment author: pjeby 07 June 2009 03:58:22AM 0 points [-]

In other words, solipsism.

No, general semantics. There's a difference.

Comment author: saturn 07 June 2009 10:49:45PM *  2 points [-]

Can you point out the difference?

Even though "this is not a pipe", the form of a depiction of a pipe is nevertheless highly constrained by the physical properties of actual pipes. Do you deny that? If not, how do you explain it?