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Comment author: 27chaos 06 August 2015 04:45:07PM 0 points [-]

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.

Comment author: RomeoStevens 06 August 2015 07:41:32PM 1 point [-]

I wasn't arguing against the notion. I was pointing out that the author grants the thesis they are arguing against.