Maybe it’s just that EY is very persuasive! I’m reminded of what was said about some other polymath (Arthur Koestler I think) that the critics were agreed that he was right on almost everything—except, of course, for the topic that the critic concerned was expert in, where he was completely wrong!
So my problem is, whether to just read the sequences, or to skim through all the responses as well. The latter takes an awful lot longer, but from what I’ve seen so far there’s often a response from some expert in the field concerned that, at the least, puts the post into a whole different perspective.
After looking around a little more, I should clarify what I meant perhaps.
The part about agreeing with EY (so far) was about psychology, ethics, morality, epistemology, even the little of politics I saw. The “so far” is doing heavy work there, I’ve only been around for a week, and focusing first on the topics most immediately relevant to my work and studies. More importantly, I haven’t touched the physics yet (which from what I’ve seen in this page is something I should have mentioned), and I’m not qualified to “take sides” if I had.
The paragraph was not prompted (only) by EY, but by my marvel at the quality of discussions here. No caveats there, this community has really impressed me. The way it works, not the conclusions, although they’re certainly correlated.
I’m used to having to defend rationality in a very relevant portion of the discussions I have, before it’s possible to move on to anything productive (of course, those tend not to move on at all). This is a breath of fresh air.
Oi, eu venho tentando juntar brasileiros capazes de pensar faz algum tempo. Dirijo o www.ierfh.org e ja visitei a parte MIRI do pessoal desse site por um mês. Se achar o conteúdo do FAQ do site interessante, envie mensagem para o IERFH, tem comunidade no facebook também, e etc…
I recommend reading each post, then writing a draft response with your thoughts on the matter, then checking if anyone had already commented on it. If not, hit “Comment”, for others to read. And for yourself, some time later.
I was thinking more of “finally, someone who isn’t being stupid about this” rather than “well, I’m persuaded”; although, to be fair, they probably go together a good deal.
Maybe it’s just that EY is very persuasive! I’m reminded of what was said about some other polymath (Arthur Koestler I think) that the critics were agreed that he was right on almost everything—except, of course, for the topic that the critic concerned was expert in, where he was completely wrong!
So my problem is, whether to just read the sequences, or to skim through all the responses as well. The latter takes an awful lot longer, but from what I’ve seen so far there’s often a response from some expert in the field concerned that, at the least, puts the post into a whole different perspective.
After looking around a little more, I should clarify what I meant perhaps.
The part about agreeing with EY (so far) was about psychology, ethics, morality, epistemology, even the little of politics I saw. The “so far” is doing heavy work there, I’ve only been around for a week, and focusing first on the topics most immediately relevant to my work and studies. More importantly, I haven’t touched the physics yet (which from what I’ve seen in this page is something I should have mentioned), and I’m not qualified to “take sides” if I had.
The paragraph was not prompted (only) by EY, but by my marvel at the quality of discussions here. No caveats there, this community has really impressed me. The way it works, not the conclusions, although they’re certainly correlated.
I’m used to having to defend rationality in a very relevant portion of the discussions I have, before it’s possible to move on to anything productive (of course, those tend not to move on at all). This is a breath of fresh air.
Oi, eu venho tentando juntar brasileiros capazes de pensar faz algum tempo. Dirijo o www.ierfh.org e ja visitei a parte MIRI do pessoal desse site por um mês.
Se achar o conteúdo do FAQ do site interessante, envie mensagem para o IERFH, tem comunidade no facebook também, e etc…
I recommend reading each post, then writing a draft response with your thoughts on the matter, then checking if anyone had already commented on it. If not, hit “Comment”, for others to read. And for yourself, some time later.
I was thinking more of “finally, someone who isn’t being stupid about this” rather than “well, I’m persuaded”; although, to be fair, they probably go together a good deal.