1 and 2 seem to mostly be objections to the presentation of the material as opposed to the content. Most of these criticisms are ones I agree with, but given the context (the Sequences being “bad amateur philosophy”), they seem largely tangential to the overall point. There are plenty of horrible math books out there; would you use that fact to claim that math itself is flawed?
As for 3 and 4, I note that the link you provided is not an objection per se, but more of an expression of surprise: “What, doesn’t everyone know this?” Note also that this comment actually has a reply attached to it, which rather undermines your point that “people on LW don’t respond to criticisms”. I’m sure you have other examples of objections being ignored, but in my opinion, this one probably wasn’t the best example to use if you were trying to make a point.
1 and 2 seem to mostly be objections to the presentation of the material as opposed to the content.
Not in the sense that I don’t like the font. Lack of justification or point are serious issues.
There are plenty of horrible math books out there; would you use that fact to claim that math itself is flawed?
EDIT I have already said that this isn’t about that is right .or wrong.
I can find out what math is from good books. If the Sequences are putting forward original ideas, I have nowhere else to go,. Of course, in many cases, I can’t tell whether they are, And the author can’t tell me whether his philosophy is new because he doesn’t know the old philosophy.
1 and 2 seem to mostly be objections to the presentation of the material as opposed to the content. Most of these criticisms are ones I agree with, but given the context (the Sequences being “bad amateur philosophy”), they seem largely tangential to the overall point. There are plenty of horrible math books out there; would you use that fact to claim that math itself is flawed?
As for 3 and 4, I note that the link you provided is not an objection per se, but more of an expression of surprise: “What, doesn’t everyone know this?” Note also that this comment actually has a reply attached to it, which rather undermines your point that “people on LW don’t respond to criticisms”. I’m sure you have other examples of objections being ignored, but in my opinion, this one probably wasn’t the best example to use if you were trying to make a point.
Not in the sense that I don’t like the font. Lack of justification or point are serious issues.
EDIT I have already said that this isn’t about that is right .or wrong.
I can find out what math is from good books. If the Sequences are putting forward original ideas, I have nowhere else to go,. Of course, in many cases, I can’t tell whether they are, And the author can’t tell me whether his philosophy is new because he doesn’t know the old philosophy.