Also, one of Eliezer’s weaker points as a fiction writer is his inability to simulate poor reasoners in a realistic way.
As an aside, to see poor reasoning done in a very compelling way, read Umberto Eco. In particular, The Island of the Day Before and Baudolino contain extended examples of people trying to reason absent any kind of scientific framework.
As an aside, to see poor reasoning done in a very compelling way, read Umberto Eco. In particular, The Island of the Day Before and Baudolino contain extended examples of people trying to reason absent any kind of scientific framework.