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Comment author: Kaj_Sotala 27 October 2012 07:54:10PM 7 points [-]

Maybe no amount of careful reasoning from first principles will convince

Nitpick: when it comes to social sciences, probably no amount of careful reasoning from first principles should convince anyone. Theory is useful, but when it comes to applying it to something as messy as human behavior, you'll want to have lots of experimental data to back it up before being convinced.