RichardKennaway comments on Holden's Objection 1: Friendliness is dangerous - LessWrong

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Comment author: RichardKennaway 29 May 2012 10:54:27AM 0 points [-]

The map itself is part of a larger territory. Handshakes only occur in certain cultures; that does not mean there is no such thing as a handshake.

Comment author: [deleted] 29 May 2012 11:27:17AM -1 points [-]

It does imply that assigning handshakes to the reference class of "things made up by humans," is reasonable though.

Money is made up, but you can still starve to death without it. "Made up" doesn't mean "fake and with no lasting impact."