Probably. The same sentiment could be expressed as something like this:
The map is not the territory; if you understood how Bayesian updating works, you would know that facts and opinions are qualitatively the same.
This phrasing is still a bit condescending, but a). it gives an actual link for me to read an educate my ignorant self, and b). it makes the speaker sound merely like a stuck-up long-timer, instead of a creepy phyg-ist.
Merely telling people that they aren’t worthy is not very educational; it’s much better to tell them why you think they aren’t worthy, which is where the links come in.
What I would have said about the phrasing is that it is wrong.
Sure, but I have no problem with people being wrong, that’s what updating is for :-)
Merely telling people that they aren’t worthy is not very educational; it’s much better to tell them why you think they aren’t worthy, which is where the links come in.
Huh? This was your example, one you advocated and one that includes a link. I essentially agreed with one of your points—your retort seems odd.
Sure, but I have no problem with people being wrong, that’s what updating is for :-)
Huh again? You seemed to have missed a level of abstraction.
Probably. The same sentiment could be expressed as something like this:
This phrasing is still a bit condescending, but a). it gives an actual link for me to read an educate my ignorant self, and b). it makes the speaker sound merely like a stuck-up long-timer, instead of a creepy phyg-ist.
Educating people is like that!
What I would have said about the phrasing is that it is wrong.
Merely telling people that they aren’t worthy is not very educational; it’s much better to tell them why you think they aren’t worthy, which is where the links come in.
Sure, but I have no problem with people being wrong, that’s what updating is for :-)
Huh? This was your example, one you advocated and one that includes a link. I essentially agreed with one of your points—your retort seems odd.
Huh again? You seemed to have missed a level of abstraction.