Agreed—criticism of this sort vaguely reminds me of criticism of evolution in that it attacks a particular part of the desired target rather than its fundamental assumptions (my apologies to the original poster). Still, I think we should question the Sequences as much as possible, and even misguided criticism can be useful. I’m not saying we should welcome an unending series of top-level posts like this, but I for one would like to see critical essays on of some of LW’s most treasured posts. (There goes my afternoon...)
Agreed—criticism of this sort vaguely reminds me of criticism of evolution in that it attacks a particular part of the desired target rather than its fundamental assumptions (my apologies to the original poster). Still, I think we should question the Sequences as much as possible, and even misguided criticism can be useful. I’m not saying we should welcome an unending series of top-level posts like this, but I for one would like to see critical essays on of some of LW’s most treasured posts. (There goes my afternoon...)
Of course, substantive criticism of specific arguments is always welcome.