3 ms·

And as an added afterthought: given how much time and effort drafting this kind of obvious counterargument took me, I believe the author of the talk OP linked t

And as an added afterthought: given how much time and effort drafting this kind of obvious counterargument took me, I believe the author of the talk OP linked to was correct in arguing against trying to engage such thinking. Refuting formally presented arguments formally and arguing where they exactly fail when applied to practice requires quite much thinking.

jessriedel 8y ago
So we all have a finite amount of time and energy that we have to use wisely, but presumably you don't think no one should be engaging with these arguments. And then the question is: are we the sorts of persons who should bother, and which arguments should we bother with? It seems to me that the arguments with the most surprising/profound conclusion that nevertheless convince lots of smart people who you respect is the sort of arguments that should be at the top of your list.