Retired Mechanical Engineer with the following interests/prejudices.
Longstanding interest in philosophy of science especially in the tradition of Karl Popper.
Atheist to a first approximation but I can accept that some forms of religious belief can be regarded as “translations” of beliefs I hold and therefore not that keen on the “New Atheist” approach. Belong to a Humanist group in London (where I heard of LW). This has led me to revive an old interest in moral philosophy, especially as applied to political questions.
Happy to be called a Rationalist so long as that encompasses a rational recognition of the limits of rationality.
Regularly read New Scientist, but remain philosophically unconvinced by the repeated claim therein that Free Will is an illusion (at least as I understand the term).
Recently discovered Bayes Theorem as explained by Nate Silver and can begin to see why LW is so keen on it.
I’ve reached my own conclusions on a number of questions related to the above and am looking forward to discovering where they fit in and what I’ve missed!
Retired Mechanical Engineer with the following interests/prejudices.
Longstanding interest in philosophy of science especially in the tradition of Karl Popper.
Atheist to a first approximation but I can accept that some forms of religious belief can be regarded as “translations” of beliefs I hold and therefore not that keen on the “New Atheist” approach. Belong to a Humanist group in London (where I heard of LW). This has led me to revive an old interest in moral philosophy, especially as applied to political questions.
Happy to be called a Rationalist so long as that encompasses a rational recognition of the limits of rationality.
Regularly read New Scientist, but remain philosophically unconvinced by the repeated claim therein that Free Will is an illusion (at least as I understand the term).
Recently discovered Bayes Theorem as explained by Nate Silver and can begin to see why LW is so keen on it.
I’ve reached my own conclusions on a number of questions related to the above and am looking forward to discovering where they fit in and what I’ve missed!