Correcting a link to the Lord Paradox posting. The correct link is http://causality.cs.ucla.edu/blog/index.php/2019/08/13/lords-paradox-the-power-of-causal-thinking/ …
and it should go to: Lord Paradox and the Power of Causal Thinking. (Thanks to Stephen Leroy for noting). #Bookofwhy
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I would like to believe that defenders of mainstream listen to me, not because I have an authority in any subject, but because my arguments for revitalizing mainstream make good sense and science would benefit from the revitalizatioin.
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@yudapearl’s rejection of his own authority in favor of good arguments. And also appreciate (what I think was)@Plinz’s ribbing remark that the interlocutor’s original point, taken seriously, is itself defeated by an appeal to authority - 4 more replies
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I am aware of this. I have even read his book and some of his papers. However, I couldn't care any less about anyone's authority if I genuinely believe they are wrong. That's how science works.
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