"The Guardian vs. Induction" http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/09/03/the-guardian-vs-induction/ … (Spoiler: induction always wins.)
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@St_Rev@GrumplessGrinch words tend to be snapshots anyway - implication of motion or stillness (& patterns thereof) would add information -
@St_Rev@GrumplessGrinch motion or stillness, monotonicity or not, etc. -
@sarahdoingthing@GrumplessGrinch So I think that pins down the real error in the 'grue' concept. 'Green' denotes something temporary. -
@sarahdoingthing@GrumplessGrinch Sleight-of-hand: the definition of 'grue' implies, falsely, that 'green' has ANYTHING TO SAY about time t. -
@sarahdoingthing@GrumplessGrinch 'green' really means 'green now, and green until it isn't'. No induction problem needs solving. -
@sarahdoingthing@GrumplessGrinch nb the idea of saying 'this is in state X now' and adding layers of information on how X is changing... -
@sarahdoingthing@GrumplessGrinch ...is basically what a Taylor series in calculus does. -
@St_Rev@GrumplessGrinch maybe that's the right place for it - too much cognitive load for everyday conversation - 3 more replies
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