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I don't buy any of the speculation. It's not scientific in the least. Anyone can invent a post-hoc rationalization of what's going on, but until you propose a t

• TeMPOraL 8y ago
  > It's not scientific in the least. It's not purporting to be. > This is textbook LessWrong. It started off interesting, but then started using this experiment to justify a pet social theory. One other thing that's "textbook LessWrong" is the understanding that "anyone can invent a post-hoc rationalization of what's going on, but until you propose a test it's not worth much". It's like, half of what Eliezer wrote was about this. This post is not a scientific paper, it's just some commentary and a starting point of discussion in the community.