@ScottAdamsSays Reasoning from non-identical, but similar experience is necessarily a component of reasoning under uncertainty E.T. Jaynes.
Analogies are not a component of reason. I own one brown shirt but it doesn't mean I kinda work for UPS.
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@rsmithtroll66 Because that guy said it? Analogies are good for starting explanations. No more. - Show replies
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@ScottAdamsSays if I learn you own a brown shirt my belief that you may work at UPS is increased, at least slightly -
@rsmithtroll66 I agree in a trivially accurate sense.
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@ScottAdamsSays I think you are just running an experiment to see how many people will tweet you that you are a skinheadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@ScottAdamsSays On the other hand: • UPS employees have brown shirts • you don't own a brown shirt → you don't work for UPS.#syllogism - Show replies
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@ScottAdamsSays Agreed. And for that reason, pointing out a flaw in someone's analogy doesn't show a flaw in their argument. -
@elishapsmith Correct! Because there is no argument to refute.
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@_DanielHulse I don't think it does.
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