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Not only do human beings not do this, but we actually exhibit inconsistency, change our goals unpredictably, and can be deceived by ourselves or others about ou
by schoen 8y ago
Not only do human beings not do this, but we actually exhibit inconsistency, change our goals unpredictably, and can be deceived by ourselves or others about our goals and motives.
- visarga 8y agoYeah, we're more like reinforcement learning agents than Godel machines. If something apparently works, we do it, even when it is not supported by reason. What matters is to learn to act in such a way as to continue to exist, not to learn the truth. Of course we have to reconcile with reality when we stray too much. Humanity has flourished long before we invented the scientific method, and even today we're not applying it universally.