I can see the basis of arguments that ethics could not be solved with hard science, I disagree with them but they at least have some basis. But psychology? Really? Are human beings not part of reality? Are human brains just magical boxes beyond our mortal comprehension? The hard problems of consciousness will be solved eventually. Cognitive neuroscience is making strong strides. Once we have a map of the connectome we’ll be well on our way to really understanding how brains work. Psychology should absolutely be treated as a hard science.
Once we have a map of the connectome we’ll be well on our way to really understanding how brains work. Psychology should absolutely be treated as a hard science.
Now? When we the promissory note has not been cashed?
In any case, that is not the main problem. The main problem is that “X is a real thing in reality” doesn’t in any way guarantee that X is comprehensible to some entity Y. Slugs and stars are both real, but slugs can’t understand stars. In fact, they can’t understand slugs. We don’t know whether we are smart enough to understand ourselves.
And cognitive limitations aren’t the only problem. Epistemology has inherent problems, such as the problem of unfounded foundations, which can’t be solved by throwing Compute at them.
Slugs and stars are both real, but slugs can’t understand stars. In fact, they can’t understand slugs
Dyson’s Law of Artificial Intelligence
”Anything simple enough to be understandable will not be complicated enough to behave intelligently, while anything complicated enough to behave intelligently will not be simple enough to understand.”
I can see the basis of arguments that ethics could not be solved with hard science, I disagree with them but they at least have some basis. But psychology? Really? Are human beings not part of reality? Are human brains just magical boxes beyond our mortal comprehension? The hard problems of consciousness will be solved eventually. Cognitive neuroscience is making strong strides. Once we have a map of the connectome we’ll be well on our way to really understanding how brains work. Psychology should absolutely be treated as a hard science.
Now? When we the promissory note has not been cashed?
In any case, that is not the main problem. The main problem is that “X is a real thing in reality” doesn’t in any way guarantee that X is comprehensible to some entity Y. Slugs and stars are both real, but slugs can’t understand stars. In fact, they can’t understand slugs. We don’t know whether we are smart enough to understand ourselves.
And cognitive limitations aren’t the only problem. Epistemology has inherent problems, such as the problem of unfounded foundations, which can’t be solved by throwing Compute at them.
Dyson’s Law of Artificial Intelligence
”Anything simple enough to be understandable will not be complicated enough to behave intelligently, while anything complicated enough to behave intelligently will not be simple enough to understand.”