kodos96 comments on By Which It May Be Judged - LessWrong

35 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 10 December 2012 04:26AM

You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.

Comments (934)

You are viewing a single comment's thread. Show more comments above.

Comment author: kodos96 21 December 2012 05:52:34AM 2 points [-]

Not in general, but in this particular instance, the error is in seeing any "conflict" whatsoever. This was not intended as a challenge, or a dick-waving contest, just a sincerely proposed thought experiment in order to help me better understand MixedNuts' mental model.

Comment author: wedrifid 21 December 2012 07:04:26AM *  2 points [-]

Not in general, but in this particular instance, the error is in seeing any "conflict" whatsoever. This was not intended as a challenge, or a dick-waving contest, just a sincerely proposed thought experiment in order to help me better understand MixedNuts' mental model.

(My response was intended to be within the thought experiment mode, not external. I took Eugine's as being within that mode too.)

Comment author: kodos96 21 December 2012 07:29:14AM 0 points [-]

Thanks, I apppreciate that. My pique was in response to Eugine's downvote, not his comment.