Answer by TKoL for Interpretations of quote - "Mathematics attracts because..."
I think what it's referring to is this idea that it's quite beautiful, somehow, that all of mathematics arises with just a very few premises. You don't need to memorize because nothing is arbitrary,...
View ArticleComment by TKoL on Does the requirement to use preferred gender pronous...
Those groups would be just as intolerant if you used their words but expressed the fact that genders are not fluid using some other form of language. -- I think this is not always true, and it's...
View ArticleComment by TKoL on Any publications on the fermi paradox and GAI?
Not that I know of. Making sure it doesn't annihilate everything (or something equally undesirable) isn't necessarily easy, but I doubt it's unsolvable, and it might be alot easier than the doom-sayers...
View ArticleComment by TKoL on Any publications on the fermi paradox and GAI?
@Futilitarian you're right, the feasibility of an 'off switch' depends on how the ai is implemented, and truly no matter how it's implemented, there's probably a path for any true superintelligent...
View ArticleComment by TKoL on How to convince someone there is a conspiracy?
Why focus so much on "how to convince someone of X" instead of "how can I know I'm justified in believing X?" Do you already assume you're justified?
View ArticleComment by TKoL on Why were the founders of quantum mechanics idealists?
in other words, they believed reality is created by or dependent on the mind - would you mind citing sources for this?
View ArticleComment by TKoL on Is the theory of evolution a good basis for an argument...
In regards to the last question, please read up on 'reasons responsiveness' - this is an approach to thinking about free will and morality in a compatibilist way that answers your question I believe.
View ArticleComment by TKoL on Ai art is a new form art? Pros and cons
@Growing_strong if you hire an artist to work for you, you can also ask that artist to try changing this or that, try changing the mood - you can change your prompt as you're working with a human...
View ArticleComment by TKoL on Does any philosophy define 'existence' such that...
Is there a flavour of philosophy where the particle would be considered to exist before it is observed? - pretty sure that's the norm, not the exception. If we discover a particle on Tuesday, most...
View ArticleComment by TKoL on Would seeing the stars spell out a sentence justify a...
I would probably start believing there's some kind of deity at that point, sure. Not any of the deities on offer by the major religions, but a deity nonetheless.
View ArticleComment by TKoL on Would seeing the stars spell out a sentence justify a...
@curious_cat What in physics says that this is impossible or goes against these laws - the scenario you describe quite literally violates relativity. If I go to sleep tonight without those words...
View ArticleComment by TKoL on What Would Be the state of philosophy of Science if There...
@DheerajGujrathi your body relies on the patterns of physics and chemistry to remain in existence. No object would have a stable persistent existence without patterns.
View ArticleAnswer by TKoL for Unless you are an absolutist when it comes to knowledge,...
I guess I personally would phrase solipsism differently. Solipsism to me isn't just the belief that other people MIGHT be illustory, it's the position that they ARE. I wouldn't call someone a solipsist...
View ArticleAnswer by TKoL for Do distant stars still exist or are they just images?
Lorentz Transformations, I believe, still maintain a certain sense of realism, and I don't believe the "truth of the matter" of a question like "is this star still alive?" in relativity relies on the...
View ArticleComment by TKoL on Would seeing the stars spell out a sentence justify belief...
@curious_cat What in physics says that this is impossible or goes against these laws - the scenario you describe quite literally violates relativity. If I go to sleep tonight without those words...
View ArticleComment by TKoL on Can Consciousness be Computationally Reconstructed from a...
No. StackExchange needs me to type more characters before I submit this comment, so I'm writing this sentence.
View ArticleComment by TKoL on Would seeing the stars spell out a sentence justify belief...
@Baby_philosopher it's still useful to formalize probabilistic logic, so at least people can clearly communicate about their priors and discuss their reasoning for assigning various probabilities....
View ArticleAnswer by TKoL for How do we determine what freedoms people should have, and...
Incest doesn't matter because it's taboo, incest matters because there's a victim that doesn't consent - the children born with genetic issues.I think your question is too general. I think you should...
View ArticleComment by TKoL on Who has defended a non-causal (emanationist) concept of...
@AviC thank you, very interesting. Is his view that this middle-emergent stuff is still at some level causally sourced in the lower-level stuff? As in, the lower-level stuff can always follow...
View ArticleAnswer by TKoL for What are appropriate limits to good faith?
I would say, whether you're a scientist or not, your obligation to take seriously ideas that are extremely unorthodox (like Homeopathy) depends largely on your role in relation to the unorthodox...
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