Hello to all! I’m a 17-year-old girl from Bulgaria, interested in Mathematics and Literature. Since I decided to “get real” and stop living in my comfortable fictional world, I’ve had a really tough year destroying the foundations of my belief system. Sure, there are scattered remains of old beliefs and habits in my psyche that I can’t overcome. I have some major issues with reductionism and a love for Albert Camus (“tell me, doctor, can you quantify the reason why?” ).
In the last year I’ve come to know that it is very easy to start believing without doubt in something (the scientific view of the world included), perhaps too easy. That is why I never reject an alternative theory without some consideration, no matter how crazy it sounds. Sometimes I fail to find a rational explanation. Sometimes it’s all too confusing. I’m here because I want to learn to think rationally but also because I want to ask questions.
Harry James Potter-Evans-Verres brought me here. To be honest, I hate this character with passion, I hate his calculating, manipulative attitude, and this is not what I believe rationality is about. I wonder how many of you see things as I do and how many would think me naive. Anyway, I’m looking forward to talking to you. I’m sure it’s going to be a great experience.
I share your aversion for reductionism, at least from an emotional albeit not epistemical point of view. I’m afraid we have to deal with living in a reductionistic universe. But e.g. this post might persuade you that even a reductionistic universe can sometimes be quite charming, although by no means perfect.
Hello to all! I’m a 17-year-old girl from Bulgaria, interested in Mathematics and Literature. Since I decided to “get real” and stop living in my comfortable fictional world, I’ve had a really tough year destroying the foundations of my belief system. Sure, there are scattered remains of old beliefs and habits in my psyche that I can’t overcome. I have some major issues with reductionism and a love for Albert Camus (“tell me, doctor, can you quantify the reason why?” ).
In the last year I’ve come to know that it is very easy to start believing without doubt in something (the scientific view of the world included), perhaps too easy. That is why I never reject an alternative theory without some consideration, no matter how crazy it sounds. Sometimes I fail to find a rational explanation. Sometimes it’s all too confusing. I’m here because I want to learn to think rationally but also because I want to ask questions.
Harry James Potter-Evans-Verres brought me here. To be honest, I hate this character with passion, I hate his calculating, manipulative attitude, and this is not what I believe rationality is about. I wonder how many of you see things as I do and how many would think me naive. Anyway, I’m looking forward to talking to you. I’m sure it’s going to be a great experience.
Hi Rada, welcome to Lesswrong!
I share your aversion for reductionism, at least from an emotional albeit not epistemical point of view. I’m afraid we have to deal with living in a reductionistic universe. But e.g. this post might persuade you that even a reductionistic universe can sometimes be quite charming, although by no means perfect.
Oh, and yay for Camus!