Did he solve politics? Certainly some people are better debaters than others, but that doesn’t mean that the absolute standard of being able to resolve fundamental disputes is ever reached.
Whether solving politics is reasonable depends on where you are coming from. There’s a common assumption round here that Aumann’s agreement applies to real life, that people should be able to reach agreement and solve problems, and if they can’t, that’s an anomaly that needs explanation. The OP is suggesting that the explanation for arch-rationalists such as Hanson and Yudkowsky being unable to agree is lack of skill,whereas I am suggesting that Aumanns theorem doesn’t apply to real life, so lack of skill is not the only problem.
LKY apparently regularly destroyed debate opponents in 3 different languages in long marathon sessions.
Did he solve politics? Certainly some people are better debaters than others, but that doesn’t mean that the absolute standard of being able to resolve fundamental disputes is ever reached.
1. that’s not a reasonable standard for the thing?
2. he actually came closer than almost anyone else?
Whether solving politics is reasonable depends on where you are coming from. There’s a common assumption round here that Aumann’s agreement applies to real life, that people should be able to reach agreement and solve problems, and if they can’t, that’s an anomaly that needs explanation. The OP is suggesting that the explanation for arch-rationalists such as Hanson and Yudkowsky being unable to agree is lack of skill,whereas I am suggesting that Aumanns theorem doesn’t apply to real life, so lack of skill is not the only problem.