Popper, Yudkowsky, and virtually all scientists, certainly all who endorse the doctrine of physicalism, particularly the false metaphysical assumption of physical closure, fall into the merciless jaws of fatal logical contradiction; reification and infinite regress.
What they all miss is natural a-priori, specifically, natural a-priori axioms.
If you read Yudkowsky’s statement carefully, I believe you will notice several errors, at least once I point them out for you.
See my (Al Link) Substack posts for an expanded discussion:
Less Wrong platform and author Yudkowsky, on Rationality and Justified Knowledge Certainty
Popper, Yudkowsky, and virtually all scientists, certainly all who endorse the doctrine of physicalism, particularly the false metaphysical assumption of physical closure, fall into the merciless jaws of fatal logical contradiction; reification and infinite regress.
What they all miss is natural a-priori, specifically, natural a-priori axioms.
If you read Yudkowsky’s statement carefully, I believe you will notice several errors, at least once I point them out for you.
See my (Al Link) Substack posts for an expanded discussion:
Less Wrong platform and author Yudkowsky, on Rationality and Justified Knowledge Certainty
https://allink.substack.com/p/justified-knowledge-certainty-and-f4b
Natural a-priori Axioms
https://allink.substack.com/p/justified-knowledge-certainty-and