b) we have the subjective reports of mathematicians about the complexity of their subject matter, which I think should be given at least as much weight as the subjective reports of ecologists
Again, this word complexity is used in many ways. Complexity in the sense of humans find this complicatedis a different concept from complexity in the sense of Kolmogorov complexity.
Don’t worry guys, I didn’t let you down. I addressed the issue from the perspective of Kolmogorv complexity in my first blog response. Landsburg initially replied with (I’m paraphrasing), “so what if you became an expert on information theory? That’s not the only meaning of complexity.”
Only later did he try to claim that he also meets the Kolmogorov definition.
(And FWIW, I’m not an expert on information theory—it’s just a hobby. I guess my knowledge just looked impressive to someone...)
Again, this word complexity is used in many ways. Complexity in the sense of humans find this complicated is a different concept from complexity in the sense of Kolmogorov complexity.
Don’t worry guys, I didn’t let you down. I addressed the issue from the perspective of Kolmogorv complexity in my first blog response. Landsburg initially replied with (I’m paraphrasing), “so what if you became an expert on information theory? That’s not the only meaning of complexity.”
Only later did he try to claim that he also meets the Kolmogorov definition.
(And FWIW, I’m not an expert on information theory—it’s just a hobby. I guess my knowledge just looked impressive to someone...)