Curt Doolittle

Category: Epistemology and Method

  • But that does not mean that while the categories relations and values that they

    But that does not mean that while the categories relations and values that they discuss in mathematics cannot be restated in scientific “true” operational prose. It’s just that when you do so the triviality of mathematics and the pseudoscientific content of the prose is obvious.

    Source date (UTC): 2018-03-14 17:09:33 UTC

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    @ProfessorLarp @GolfNorman And so just as metalsmiths talked about spirits, astrologers talked about gods and demigods, theologians talked about god and heaven, mathematicians still make use of archaic ‘fictionalist’ (platonic) prose as did astrologers and theologians.

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    @ProfessorLarp @GolfNorman And so just as metalsmiths talked about spirits, astrologers talked about gods and demigods, theologians talked about god and heaven, mathematicians still make use of archaic ‘fictionalist’ (platonic) prose as did astrologers and theologians.

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  • And so just as metalsmiths talked about spirits, astrologers talked about gods a

    And so just as metalsmiths talked about spirits, astrologers talked about gods and demigods, theologians talked about god and heaven, mathematicians still make use of archaic ‘fictionalist’ (platonic) prose as did astrologers and theologians.

    Source date (UTC): 2018-03-14 17:08:21 UTC

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    @ProfessorLarp @GolfNorman Yes. Although when we talk about mathematics, precisely because mathematics is so trivially simple, the use of “pseudoscientific prose” does not necessarily impact one’s ability to use it. So it’s a lot like ancient metallurgy, astrology or aristotelian physics.

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    @ProfessorLarp @GolfNorman Yes. Although when we talk about mathematics, precisely because mathematics is so trivially simple, the use of “pseudoscientific prose” does not necessarily impact one’s ability to use it. So it’s a lot like ancient metallurgy, astrology or aristotelian physics.

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  • You would be vastly mistaken that clarity indicates anything, otherwise,Kant, Ni

    You would be vastly mistaken that clarity indicates anything, otherwise,Kant, Nietzsche,Menger,Shakespeare, and nearly every disciplinary scientist today would be incomprehensible.What I argue is trivially simple.But only if you possess the knowledge (vocabular) to understand it.

    Source date (UTC): 2018-03-13 23:38:31 UTC

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    @curtdoolittle @nathancofnas No, the reason you don’t make sense isn’t because of a lack of ability from others, it’s a lack of clearness on your part. That’s an important part of being an intellectual as far as I’m concerned.

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  • You know, the way an educated gentleman responds to that which he disagrees with

    You know, the way an educated gentleman responds to that which he disagrees with or fails to understand, is to find at least three points that describe a line, that provides an alternative explanation to the proposed argument. Now, “I don’t believe you” is not an argument.

    Source date (UTC): 2018-03-13 19:31:35 UTC

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  • 1 – The test, as far as I know, is meaningless since it consists of self reporti

    1 – The test, as far as I know, is meaningless since it consists of self reporting, not demonstrated action,and as we have seen from the data there is very little correlation.

    Source date (UTC): 2018-03-13 17:43:23 UTC

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  • Taleb and I are awfully close also, but like Peterson he is half quant and have

    Taleb and I are awfully close also, but like Peterson he is half quant and have literary critic, and I have fully abandoned platonism (literary) philosophy. I understand that western religion=philosophy, but western philosophy = nothing but the common law of reciprocity (tort).

    Source date (UTC): 2018-03-13 17:02:35 UTC

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  • All the pseudo-moral social sciences are pseudo-scientific for the simple reason

    All the pseudo-moral social sciences are pseudo-scientific for the simple reason that cost and reciprocity are intentionally excluded from measurements (tests) in philosophical and moral discourse – but always included in demonstrated behavior. #jordanbpeterson #JordanPeterson

    Source date (UTC): 2018-03-13 15:58:24 UTC

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  • There is a website somewhere plays the daily game of matching crimes to arrest p

    There is a website somewhere plays the daily game of matching crimes to arrest photos. And it is that data we should find interesting. Not data that is constructed consciously or otherwise to produce an outcome. Lesson from Economics: never use intentionally constructed data. Replying to @OppressorBot @jordanbpeterson So when people are practicing pattern recognition from faces, what patterns are they observing? Well, Kin Selection, Class Selection, Personality Selection, and personal experience. People are very good at it, and you can nearly always judge a book by its cover if you can see it. Replying to @OppressorBot @jordanbpeterson They have much higher retention of traits than even we do, including everything from scent to body fat distribution to scale of genitalia and length of legs. And they have a low opinion of human nature. And very little respect for human life (by comparison). East asians not only have verb based language rather than noun, and conformity(harmony) and non-imposition against the dominance hierarchy, but they failed to solve the problem of politics, and still practice face and continuous deception. It is very hard to compare us. Um. this is far too long a conversation, but you are using too few axis of causality. East asians are a low trust people. We are not yet sure why they are low trust. But it is most likely because their first philosopher ( their SunTzu) advocated delay and deceive.

  • There is a website somewhere plays the daily game of matching crimes to arrest p

    There is a website somewhere plays the daily game of matching crimes to arrest photos. And it is that data we should find interesting. Not data that is constructed consciously or otherwise to produce an outcome. Lesson from Economics: never use intentionally constructed data.

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    So when people are practicing pattern recognition from faces, what patterns are they observing? Well, Kin Selection, Class Selection, Personality Selection, and personal experience. People are very good at it, and you can nearly always judge a book by its cover if you can see it.

    Replying to @OppressorBot @jordanbpeterson

    They have much higher retention of traits than even we do, including everything from scent to body fat distribution to scale of genitalia and length of legs. And they have a low opinion of human nature. And very little respect for human life (by comparison).

    East asians not only have verb based language rather than noun, and conformity(harmony) and non-imposition against the dominance hierarchy, but they failed to solve the problem of politics, and still practice face and continuous deception. It is very hard to compare us.

    Um. this is far too long a conversation, but you are using too few axis of causality. East asians are a low trust people. We are not yet sure why they are low trust. But it is most likely because their first philosopher ( their SunTzu) advocated delay and deceive.

    Source date (UTC): 2018-03-13 14:25:00 UTC

  • There is a website somewhere plays the daily game of matching crimes to arrest p

    There is a website somewhere plays the daily game of matching crimes to arrest photos. And it is that data we should find interesting. Not data that is constructed consciously or otherwise to produce an outcome. Lesson from Economics: never use intentionally constructed data. Replying to @OppressorBot @jordanbpeterson So when people are practicing pattern recognition from faces, what patterns are they observing? Well, Kin Selection, Class Selection, Personality Selection, and personal experience. People are very good at it, and you can nearly always judge a book by its cover if you can see it. Replying to @OppressorBot @jordanbpeterson They have much higher retention of traits than even we do, including everything from scent to body fat distribution to scale of genitalia and length of legs. And they have a low opinion of human nature. And very little respect for human life (by comparison). East asians not only have verb based language rather than noun, and conformity(harmony) and non-imposition against the dominance hierarchy, but they failed to solve the problem of politics, and still practice face and continuous deception. It is very hard to compare us. Um. this is far too long a conversation, but you are using too few axis of causality. East asians are a low trust people. We are not yet sure why they are low trust. But it is most likely because their first philosopher ( their SunTzu) advocated delay and deceive.