Movies where causally unrelated things are thematically connected are evil, as they teach us to seek themes instead of causes.
@GabrielDuquette Such patterns aren't predictive or explanatory, but they are real features of the world, worth finding explanations of.
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@GabrielDuquette Or themes of social interaction (eg http://lesswrong.com/lw/24o/eight_short_studies_on_excuses/ …), only causally related via human brains having common ancestor -
@preinfarction@GabrielDuquette ur neither being contradictory nor usefully complicating the point.yes there are meaningful social patterns?
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@preinfarction@GabrielDuquette you know the point we're really making. come on.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@preinfarction@GabrielDuquette human mystery-worship=meaningful pattern; anatomy=meaningful pattern. bone divination=not meaningful.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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