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Mark Histed
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ohhhhhh i didn't fully realize that the rationalists' bad math is based on a string of 'dazzle them with big words and quantum metaphysics' bullshit. no wonder it all ends up so confused

SE Gyges@segyges.bsky.social

the sequences explicitly present you with a dichotomy between empiricist science and rationalist bayesianism, and tell you to choose the bayesian option

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Mark Histed
@markhisted.org

I knew their final arguments were flawed but I didn't realize that it was built on dorm-room conman patter like this. It makes more sense now