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malthrin comments on [LINK] "We have a new form of knowing." - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: malthrin 05 January 2012 06:12:54PM 2 points [-]

That was interesting, thanks. Here's another take - specific to the field of language modeling, but addresses the same question of statistical versus formal models: http://norvig.com/chomsky.html

Comment author: [deleted] 05 January 2012 06:38:10PM 0 points [-]

Am I wrong for thinking that statistical/classical debate is like a debate about whether a magnifying glass or an electron microscope is preferable for all close seeing? In other words, a fake argument?