27chaos comments on Is simplicity truth indicative? - Less Wrong Discussion
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I think the idea that the world is rather simple is correct. Of course, our notions of simplicity are calibrated to this world, but when you take counterfactuals into consideration I think it's clear basic math works much more often than it imaginably might in a more hostile universe.
I wasn't arguing against the notion. I was pointing out that the author grants the thesis they are arguing against.