On the one hand I have similar gut feelings, especially when it comes to anthropic reasoning. On the other hand I think that “things like that” are based on significantly more plausible assumptions and people around here, at least those who are seriously interested in “things like that”, tend to be more technical and precise than theologians use to be. Which still doesn’t mean much, as the assumptions of theology are standing really low on my plausibility hierarchy and I don’t have particularly high opinion of theological methods.
“As for theology, I am probably willing to declare the discipline useless.”
You know, some lesswrong folk are very concerned with “acausal trading,” future superintelligences, etc. How do you feel about concerns like that?
I tend to ignore that. How is it related to theology?
I think things like that have “the shape” of theology.
On the one hand I have similar gut feelings, especially when it comes to anthropic reasoning. On the other hand I think that “things like that” are based on significantly more plausible assumptions and people around here, at least those who are seriously interested in “things like that”, tend to be more technical and precise than theologians use to be. Which still doesn’t mean much, as the assumptions of theology are standing really low on my plausibility hierarchy and I don’t have particularly high opinion of theological methods.