I am glad to announce the 18th of a continuing series of Orange County ACX/LW meetups. Meeting this Saturday and most Saturdays.
Contact me, Michael, at michaelmichalchik@gmail.com with questions or requests. Meetup at my house this week, 1970 Port Laurent Place, Newport Beach, 92660
Saturday, 2/4/23, 2 pm
Activities (all activities are optional)
A) Two conversation starter topics this week will be. (see questions on page 2)
B) We will also have the card game Predictably Irrational. Feel free to bring your favorite games or distractions.
C) We usually walk and talk for about an hour after the meeting starts. There are two easy-access mini-malls nearby with hot takeout food available. Search for Gelson’s or Pavilions in the zipcode 92660.
D) Share a surprise! Tell the group about something that happened that was unexpected or changed how you look at the universe.
E) Make a prediction and give a probability and end condition.
F) Contribute ideas to the group’s future direction: topics, types of meetings, activities, etc.
Conversation Starter Readings: These readings are optional, but if you do them, think about what you find interesting, surprising, useful, questionable, vexing, or exciting.
OC LW/ACX Saturday (2/18/23) Why I lost faith in Science/ Fideism
OC LW/ACX Saturday (2/18/23) Why I lost faith in Science/ Fideism
Hi Folks!
I am glad to announce the 18th of a continuing series of Orange County ACX/LW meetups. Meeting this Saturday and most Saturdays.
Contact me, Michael, at michaelmichalchik@gmail.com with questions or requests.
Meetup at my house this week, 1970 Port Laurent Place, Newport Beach, 92660
Saturday, 2/4/23, 2 pm
Activities (all activities are optional)
A) Two conversation starter topics this week will be. (see questions on page 2)
1) What’s Going Wrong in Particle Physics? (This is why I lost faith in science.) -Sabine Hossenfelder (physicist)
2) Contra Kavanagh On Fideism—by Scott Alexander
B) We will also have the card game Predictably Irrational. Feel free to bring your favorite games or distractions.
C) We usually walk and talk for about an hour after the meeting starts. There are two easy-access mini-malls nearby with hot takeout food available. Search for Gelson’s or Pavilions in the zipcode 92660.
D) Share a surprise! Tell the group about something that happened that was unexpected or changed how you look at the universe.
E) Make a prediction and give a probability and end condition.
F) Contribute ideas to the group’s future direction: topics, types of meetings, activities, etc.
Conversation Starter Readings:
These readings are optional, but if you do them, think about what you find interesting, surprising, useful, questionable, vexing, or exciting.
1) What’s Going Wrong in Particle Physics? (This is why I lost faith in science.)
https://youtu.be/lu4mH3Hmw2o
2) Contra Kavanagh On Fideism—by Scott Alexander
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/contra-kavanaugh-on-fideism
Audio
https://sscpodcast.libsyn.com/contra-kavanagh-on-fideism
Followup:
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/trying-again-on-fideism