It is true that the experts can be wrong. But they are not wrong in obvious ways. When they are, other smart people write posts arguing that they are wrong. I do not think the non-existence of God is trivial, though I think it is highly likely, though that’s partly based on private evidence. https://benthams.substack.com/p/why-are-there-so-few-utilitarians
I’m not saying “the experts can be wrong” I’m saying these aren’t even experts.
Pick any major ideology/religion you think is false. One way or another (they can’t all be right!), the “experts” in these areas aren’t experts, they are basically insane: babbling on at length about things that aren’t at all real, which is what I think most philosophy experts are doing. Making sure you aren’t one of them is the work of epistemology which The Sequences are great at covering. In other words, the philosopher experts you are citing I view as largely [Phlogiston](https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/RgkqLqkg8vLhsYpfh/fake-causality) experts.
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It is true that the experts can be wrong. But they are not wrong in obvious ways. When they are, other smart people write posts arguing that they are wrong. I do not think the non-existence of God is trivial, though I think it is highly likely, though that’s partly based on private evidence. https://benthams.substack.com/p/why-are-there-so-few-utilitarians
I’m not saying “the experts can be wrong” I’m saying these aren’t even experts.
Pick any major ideology/religion you think is false. One way or another (they can’t all be right!), the “experts” in these areas aren’t experts, they are basically insane: babbling on at length about things that aren’t at all real, which is what I think most philosophy experts are doing. Making sure you aren’t one of them is the work of epistemology which The Sequences are great at covering. In other words, the philosopher experts you are citing I view as largely [Phlogiston](https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/RgkqLqkg8vLhsYpfh/fake-causality) experts.
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