Comment by TKoL on Is simplicity the most important criterion when choosing...
@Lajar no. What do you mean "modified to ensure a likelihood of 1"? Do you have an example of that?
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I don't think they are the same question at all. The answer to one can be yes or no, and the answer to the other could still be yes or no.
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Relativity is more complex than Newtonian physics - research the experimental motivations for inventing the theory of relativity for a perfect example. From what I understand, Maxwell's equations were...
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Uniformity of Nature means that events taking place with the same initial conditions will produce the same results. - I think you can have slightly weakened flavours of 'uniformity of nature' which...
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"As far as i know the many worlds interpretation is an attempt to reconcile the nature of every human choice" - it's not specifically about human choice at all, no. Rather, the way to understand many...
View ArticleComment by TKoL on Can LLMs have intention?
It is not "just a statistical model". It might not be conscious, but it's not just a statistical model. lesswrong.com/posts/yzGDwpRBx6TEcdeA5/…
View ArticleComment by TKoL on How might a physicist define 'mind' using concepts of...
I think this is a poorly formed question, but I think the reasons why it's malformed are a little bit subtle
View ArticleComment by TKoL on Is belief in god considered a matter of faith or reason in...
It's obviously not the case, but also you believe in an afterlife? That's an interesting combination of beliefs. Not unheard of but at least a little unusual.
View ArticleComment by TKoL on What sorts of beliefs can be justified non-scientifically?
@Speakpigeon I have no idea whatsoever what you're talking about. Schizophrenics who talk to their parents about what experiences are real and which ones are hallucinations have parents who reply back...
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@Rushi if you aren't a physicalist, you shouldn't speak for them. Most physicalists do not consider mind an epiphenomenon. Whether they're justified in that or not is certainly up for debate, but you...
View ArticleComment by TKoL on What do humans do uniquely, that computers apparently will...
@user4894 wrong based on another unsupportable speculation? Your comment is unnecessarily harsh and judgemental judgemental. It's understandable that you disagree with the answer, but it seems like...
View ArticleComment by TKoL on Is parapsychology a science?
So what then is your take on if Parapsychology research is done scientifically, or done badly? Especially given Mark's link to this paper
View ArticleComment by TKoL on Is parapsychology a science?
@DikranMarsupial I would argue that a "why" isn't strictly necessary. The science of chemistry got very far without discovering the quantum "whys" for why these atoms bind to those atoms. "Why" is...
View ArticleComment by TKoL on Can probability amplitudes be used as credences?
I don't know that there would be much use representing credences like this. In quantum mechanics, complex numbers are useful because they form an important part of the picture for why pieces of the...
View ArticleComment by TKoL on If the supernatural were real, would we be able to study...
@Mark since the scientific method is rooted in observation, then if it's not accessible to science, that means it's not observable. If it's not observable, then how in the world would someone come to...
View ArticleComment by TKoL on Is simplicity the most important criterion when choosing...
@causative I understand what probability is, I'm asking what does it mean to modify a hypothesis to have a probability of 1? My hypothesis is the world is flat - how do I modify this to have a...
View ArticleComment by TKoL on Is my yellow same as your yellow?
I don't think they are the same question at all. The answer to one can be yes or no, and the answer to the other could still be yes or no.
View ArticleComment by TKoL on What is the relation between the uniformity of nature and...
Uniformity of Nature means that events taking place with the same initial conditions will produce the same results. - I think you can have slightly weakened flavours of 'uniformity of nature' which...
View ArticleComment by TKoL on Is the many worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics...
"As far as i know the many worlds interpretation is an attempt to reconcile the nature of every human choice" - it's not specifically about human choice at all, no. Rather, the way to understand many...
View ArticleComment by TKoL on How might a physicist define 'mind' using concepts of...
I think this is a poorly formed question, but I think the reasons why it's malformed are a little bit subtle
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