I’d really want to see what Robert Aumann would actually say in response to that...
I don’t think it would be very interesting. Aumann is obviously so clever that, whatever the elaborate mental constructs he uses to delude himself about religion are, Eliezer will not be able to dislodge them.
Fun or not, it can be valuable to know what those elaborate mental constructs are. For example, even if it’s impossible to dislodge them from Aumann, it may still be possible to develop targeted “vaccine” arguments to help others avoid falling prey to similar constructs.
A more important point is that Aumann is so old that in all likelihood any discussion with him will at best only be able to access his crystallized intelligence, cached thought, without any possibility of biting bullets.
I don’t think it would be very interesting. Aumann is obviously so clever that, whatever the elaborate mental constructs he uses to delude himself about religion are, Eliezer will not be able to dislodge them.
The result will be sophistry. Not fun to watch.
Fun or not, it can be valuable to know what those elaborate mental constructs are. For example, even if it’s impossible to dislodge them from Aumann, it may still be possible to develop targeted “vaccine” arguments to help others avoid falling prey to similar constructs.
A more important point is that Aumann is so old that in all likelihood any discussion with him will at best only be able to access his crystallized intelligence, cached thought, without any possibility of biting bullets.