The replication crisis is less about misuse of specific statistical techniques and more about a misplaced belief in the possibility of systematized production of knowledge
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This is a difficult subject to broach because it brings up (at least) 2 divisive interpretations: (1) that there is a distinct caste of actual knowledge producers superior to the mere workers in the paper mill...
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Or (2) even worse, there is no special caste, and there is nothing to be done about advancing science other than throwing shit at the wall
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It’s easy to say these things as a way to dunk on out-of-touch academics, but I am grappling with these questions due to a deep love of science and a deep terror of returning to it without a system of justification telling me it will be worth it
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If (1) is the case, it’s unlikely I’m one of the Chosen Few, and if (2) is the case, then there is no hope of satisfying the part of myself that needs a certain plan
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This is what motivates my meta-rationality stuff: the hope that stepping back and asking hard questions about how science actually works (and doesn’t) we can find ways to get it back on track. I think that’s realistically possible
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Replying to @Meaningness @The_Lagrangian
I have taken a stab at answering how dynamics of science and engineeering form foundations of technological progress in an attempt to provide an answer to the question of what technology is that you both might find interesting.https://www.machcap.com/technologyperspectives …
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I found this somehow or other a month or two ago, and had bookmarked it because it looks very interesting, but haven’t yet had time for more than a glance through; I hope to get to it soon!
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