Definition of “rationalism” from the Eggplant book draft. If you identify as a rationalist, I’m curious whether you find this accurate, and if not, why not?pic.twitter.com/2cvo7478fj
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In both of our defenses: I’m not sure I’ve read whatever is his definitive statement (although I’ve read a fair chunk of his Sequences). And I have mostly talked around my central points rather than stating them clearly. Some people somehow grok them anyway; others don’t.
Would you agree with this statement (from a comment on EY's LW post, https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/CPP2uLcaywEokFKQG/toolbox-thinking-and-law-thinking#MHyZNvoQMLZ5B2533 …)? "Probability theory doesn't extend logic and there are things in reality that logic describes well but PT doesn't, so reality is not probabilistic in its essential nature."
Sort of… I’m not sure what “essential nature” means. Quantum is probabilistic (sort of) and if you want to posit an essential nature it might be that. Regarding the previous point, it’s clear that a a physical maze *is* Euclidean (modulo relativity); denying that would be dumb.
The Eggplant book is supposed to lead from rationality to meta-rationality in easy steps, so it may help. Unfortunately it’s now ~300 pages and still growing, so whether anyone will read it I don’t know!
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