experimentally verified
That doesn’t sound like the sort of thing a rationalist (in the sense Vaniver was using) would care for at all.
experimentally verified
That doesn’t sound like the sort of thing a rationalist (in the sense Vaniver was using) would care for at all.
I’m assuming many are already aware of this, but he’s talking about decision fatigue here.
Content-related suggestion. Comics are great tools for people too lazy/busy to read long articles, so here’s XKCD’s take
I wonder how many other Rationality Quotes we can find in rap lyrics...
Am I the only one seeing a Hebrew letter here? Does א have some numerical significance I’m not aware of?
However many 9′s one adds onto 99.999% confident, it’s never 100%.
I thought that 99.999999.… actually does equal 100, no?
Ah, I get it now, thanks.
I agree wholeheartedly. In fact, anyone who still regards Kagan with suspicion based on this article should probably look into the course that he’s been teaching for the past few years and is available as part of Yale’s online Open Course project. The topic? You guessed it: Death.
It’s worth a watch even if you vehemently disagree with his opinions, since he presents a clear and concise methodology and works through several arguments and issues that may be of interest to LWers less familiar with Philosophy who are eager to learn. It’s what got me hooked in the first place.
I found this extremely helpful as well, thank you.
When I was younger I would often consider buying a mini-fridge to put under my bed solely so that on Yom Kippur I would be able to eat without the fear of getting kicked out of the house and shunned because “you aren’t respecting our traditions.”
Good times...
That sounds like the theory Christopher McDougall presents in Born To Run. As far as I know, he doesn’t have any credentials in the relevant fields (not that that has too much impact on whether the theory is likely or not) so maybe he is relying on previous work? If you don’t mind me asking, where have you gotten your information from?
EDIT: Nevermind, I followed your link to persistence hunting and from there to Endurance Running Hypothesis.
I don’t see why there has to be a solution to Pascal’s Mugging. Is it so implausible to think that it’s just a valid quirk in the system?
(And what kind of decision theory requires a third party to make precommitments before you can make the right decision, anyway?)
3PDT, perhaps? ;)
Are you saying that I should take some action with the knowledge that it might just be a quirk in the system? Like not posting my hypothesis?
Not at all. I was probably being unclear, I apologize.
Agreed. Also, adding a summary to the end would be something that I, personally, would find helpful.
Hypothetical quotes are the best kind of quotes...
I think there’s a sequel to Surely You’re Joking, but I’m not sure what it’s called.
I agree with these points, and I also think that he is using certain terms in either unique or unfamiliar ways. This, in itself, is fine, but I’m not seeing any specific place in which these words are defined as being used in an unusual manner, and it left me very confused as I was reading.
Recognizing the startling resurgence in realism, Don Philahue (of The Don Philahue Show) invited a member of Realists Anonymous to bare his soul on television. After a brief introduction documenting the spread of realism, Philahue turned to his guest:
DP: What kinds of realism were you into, Hilary?
H: The whole bag, Don. I was a realist about logical terms, abstract entities, theoretical postulates—you name it.
DP: And causality, what about causality?
H: That too, Don. (Audience gasps.)
DP: I’m going to press you here, Hilary. Did you at any time accept moral realism?
H: (staring at feet): Yes.
DP: What effect did all this realism have on your life?
H: I would spend hours aimlessly wandering the streets, kicking large stones and shouting, “I refute you thus!” It’s embarrassing to recall.
DP: There was worse, wasn’t there Hilary?
H: I can’t deny it, don. (Audience gasps.) Instead of going to work I would sit at home fondling ashtrays and reading voraciously about converging scientific theories. I kept a copy of “Hitler: A Study in Tyranny” hidden in the icebox, and when no one was around I would take it our and chant “The Nazis were bad. The Nazis were really bad.”
-- A dialogue by Philip Gasper
By “proof”, do you mean experimental evidence, or armchair rationalization?