What’s the logical and theoretical basis for the supposed existence of such a construct?
If there isn’t, then the default assumption is that there’s no such thing. Much like how we by default assume that there are no porcelain teapots orbiting the sun.
I feel like you’re asking me the logical and theoretical basis for the existence of feet: I don’t know what must be going on in your head to ask such a question, why you would have a blindspot for such an obvious thing, so I don’t know how to help.
You have not sensed that humans are often like agents, or agency-pursuing, or that they have consistent enough desires, or that they aren’t attached to their inconsistencies, or that the inconsistencies they’re most attached to could be formalized as a kind of discontinuity in a utility function. To have passions that are taken seriously. I don’t know what it means for a person to lack that sense.
You think the average person has, or believes in, a ‘canonical “idealised version”’ of themselves in some form?
Did you forget that your quoting Richard_Ngo who also has expressed reservations along the same lines?
I don’t want to burst your bubble but the chances of your views being in the minority is not zero. Certainly far greater then what the certitude of the reply would suggest.
What’s the logical and theoretical basis for the supposed existence of such a construct?
If there isn’t, then the default assumption is that there’s no such thing. Much like how we by default assume that there are no porcelain teapots orbiting the sun.
I feel like you’re asking me the logical and theoretical basis for the existence of feet: I don’t know what must be going on in your head to ask such a question, why you would have a blindspot for such an obvious thing, so I don’t know how to help.
You have not sensed that humans are often like agents, or agency-pursuing, or that they have consistent enough desires, or that they aren’t attached to their inconsistencies, or that the inconsistencies they’re most attached to could be formalized as a kind of discontinuity in a utility function. To have passions that are taken seriously. I don’t know what it means for a person to lack that sense.
You think the average person has, or believes in, a ‘canonical “idealised version”’ of themselves in some form?
Did you forget that your quoting Richard_Ngo who also has expressed reservations along the same lines?
I don’t want to burst your bubble but the chances of your views being in the minority is not zero. Certainly far greater then what the certitude of the reply would suggest.
Has, doesn’t believe in, but would after the right series of conversations.
Quoting? I see the reservations. I’m trying to engage with them.