With that terminology, I would read shminux’s comment as saying: “I have trouble calling rational a person who is an expert on rationality but not an expert at rationality.” Where is the failure?
Unfortunately, in practice, those who don’t know like to teach too. Fortunately, some of those who can, also teach, so you could listen to those who can.
you can be an expert on rationality without being an expert at rationality.
With that terminology, I would read shminux’s comment as saying: “I have trouble calling rational a person who is an expert on rationality but not an expert at rationality.” Where is the failure?
I may have slightly misread shminux’s post, or failed to make my point (which I have now forgotten). I will patch my post to at least make sense.
″… those who cannot, teach.”
“Those who can, do, those who know, teach”
The less cynical and more realistic original formulation
Unfortunately, in practice, those who don’t know like to teach too. Fortunately, some of those who can, also teach, so you could listen to those who can.
″… those who cannot, work for the government.” The confusion arises because teachers are most of the government employees normal people ever meet.