>Geddes, if you can’t keep the condescension out of your comments—just present the raw arguments, if you have any—then I’ll have to ban you here, too. Just FYI. Also, your comments should be shorter.
But all I’m asking for is an explanation as to why decision theory works? Perhaps someone like R.Hanson could explain?
After all, I know (admittedly only in very general terms) what the explanation for thermodynamics is (the underlying explanation is in the concepts of mechanics- energy, force etc.). Also, I know (in general), why probability theory works (the underlying explanation is in the concepts of algebra—relations, functions etc).
To shorten my comment then, here’s the question I’m asking:
Science: Probability Theory
Explanatory Justification: Algebra
Science: Decision Theory
Explanatory Justification: ???????
And I’m postulating that knowing the explanatory justification for decision theory would give you the answers to the questions on morality. I’m also guessing that no-one here can provide that justfication ;)
>Geddes, if you can’t keep the condescension out of your comments—just present the raw arguments, if you have any—then I’ll have to ban you here, too. Just FYI. Also, your comments should be shorter.
But all I’m asking for is an explanation as to why decision theory works? Perhaps someone like R.Hanson could explain?
After all, I know (admittedly only in very general terms) what the explanation for thermodynamics is (the underlying explanation is in the concepts of mechanics- energy, force etc.). Also, I know (in general), why probability theory works (the underlying explanation is in the concepts of algebra—relations, functions etc).
To shorten my comment then, here’s the question I’m asking:
Science: Thermodynamics
Explanatory Justifcation: Mechanics
Science: Probability Theory
Explanatory Justification: Algebra
Science: Decision Theory
Explanatory Justification: ???????
And I’m postulating that knowing the explanatory justification for decision theory would give you the answers to the questions on morality. I’m also guessing that no-one here can provide that justfication ;)