Joe’s argument here would actually be locally valid if we changed:
a sufficient number of IQ 100 agents with sufficient time can do anything that an IQ 101 agent can do
to:
a sufficient number of IQ 100 agents with sufficient time can do anything that some number of IQ 101 agents can do eventually
We can see why this works when applied to your analogy. If we change:
A sufficient number of 4yo’s could pick up any weight that a 5yo could pick up
to
A sufficient number of 4yo’s could pick up any weight that some number of 5yo’s could pick up
Then we can see where the issue comes in. The problem is that while a team of 4yo’s can always beat a single 5yo, there exists some number of 5yo’s which can beat any number of 4yo’s.
If we fix the local validity issue in Joe’s argument like this, it is easier to see where issues might crop up.
Joe’s argument here would actually be locally valid if we changed:
to:
We can see why this works when applied to your analogy. If we change:
to
Then we can see where the issue comes in. The problem is that while a team of 4yo’s can always beat a single 5yo, there exists some number of 5yo’s which can beat any number of 4yo’s.
If we fix the local validity issue in Joe’s argument like this, it is easier to see where issues might crop up.