I don’t think he hates Popper. I will resist the urge to answer this question, because I can’t and shouldn’t speak for Eliezer.
My own opinion is that both Popper and Feynmann were intelligent, and far more rational than the average person, or even the average scientist, especially when for their time. Both of them pushed rationality forwards, but with the introduction of Bayesian epistemology it can be pushed further still, and for the first time made rigorous. It is not their fault that they were born to early to see this happen, but this doesn’t mean we should prevent it from happening out of respect for them.
As Eliezer said, “heroes are milestones to tick off in your rear-view mirror”.
If Yudkowsky hates Popper and likes Feynman, then either
1) he likes some individual, narrow aspects of feynman (perfectly fine and unobjectionable)
2) he hasn’t understood what feynman is about
3) i have misunderstood feynman, badly
Agree so far? Do you think it’s number 1?
I don’t think he hates Popper. I will resist the urge to answer this question, because I can’t and shouldn’t speak for Eliezer.
My own opinion is that both Popper and Feynmann were intelligent, and far more rational than the average person, or even the average scientist, especially when for their time. Both of them pushed rationality forwards, but with the introduction of Bayesian epistemology it can be pushed further still, and for the first time made rigorous. It is not their fault that they were born to early to see this happen, but this doesn’t mean we should prevent it from happening out of respect for them.
As Eliezer said, “heroes are milestones to tick off in your rear-view mirror”.