I think Eliezer is due for congratulation here. This series is nothing short of a mammoth intellectual achievement [...]
It seems like an odd place for congratulations—since the conclusion here seems to be about 180 degrees out of whack—and hardly anyone seems to agree with it. I asked how one of the ideas here was remotely defensible. So far, there have been no takers.
If there is not even a debate, whoever is incorrect on this topic would seem to be in danger of failing to update. Of course personally, I think it is Eliezer who needs to update. I have quite a bit in common with Eliezer—and I’d like to be on the same page as him—but it is difficult to do when he insists on defending positions that I regard as poorly-conceived.
It seems like an odd place for congratulations—since the conclusion here seems to be about 180 degrees out of whack—and hardly anyone seems to agree with it. I asked how one of the ideas here was remotely defensible. So far, there have been no takers.
If there is not even a debate, whoever is incorrect on this topic would seem to be in danger of failing to update. Of course personally, I think it is Eliezer who needs to update. I have quite a bit in common with Eliezer—and I’d like to be on the same page as him—but it is difficult to do when he insists on defending positions that I regard as poorly-conceived.