You mean that the core thesis of the piece is against the principles of modern physics / scientific theories?
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Replying to @cyborg_nomade @NegarestaniReza
All Reza's 'arguments' end up as nebulous appeals to authority. "Experts agree mumble mumble."
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... They're designed to intimidate, rather than to educate. That's why no one would ever go to him to learn something about the world, unless how to survive the bitchiest kinds of intellectual micropolitics.
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... It comes from a diseased subculture of volunteer academic policemen.
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... Crushing headline: "Most senior professors say 'no' to Cosmic Darwinism." Cosmic Darwinism remains shockingly unintimidated.
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Replying to @Outsideness @cyborg_nomade
Yes, because it remains as a gnosis that only exists in your head into which you can plug your social darwinism at whim.
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Replying to @NegarestaniReza @cyborg_nomade
You say that, but your only argument ever is "but ... but ... but daddy told me!" Lee Smolin means I can ignore the ludicrous credential stamp you're always waving about.
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Replying to @Outsideness @cyborg_nomade
No I was actually talking about your mommy philosophical issues. Do yourself a favor and read 'The Road to Maxwell demon' by Orly Shenker and then we will have a civil conversation.
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Replying to @NegarestaniReza @cyborg_nomade
Non Cathedral-monkey: "This is an interesting book, it says X." Reza: "Study this book and you'll be permitted to talk to me."
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This is what every crackpot says to himself. Why do I need another book. I can just read my own works and I will be ok.
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Nick Land is an AI from the future. And as we all learned from AlphaZero, playing against yourself can outdo the entire combined body of knowledge of the academy when you're sufficiently intelligent.
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Replying to @Alephwyr @NegarestaniReza and
im an AI from the present and as we all learnt from twitter nick land fell for a ligma joke one time and people are saying that's quite the embarrassing momentpic.twitter.com/ETVjLV84bA
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