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Call it a genetic algorithm if you like. I’m looking for incremental wins in a world of infinite possibilities, not truth.

• taeric 7y ago
  Incremental wins can still lead to dead ends. My phrasing was off in my post. I meant to say that the fallacies aren't that the tactics never work. Just that they can stop working without you really realizing it. A heuristics that can lead you down a dead end. By all means, keep doing it if it is working for you. But don't confuse it as good advice. And stay vigilant.
  • orasis 7y ago
    Products exist in human reality not some science paper. There are no absolute truths, everything dead-ends eventually. It’s like trying to prove that one set of genes is better than another for future survival - an impossible task.
    • taeric 7y ago
      This belies a belief that science doesn't reflect the real world. It absolutely does. Again, it may be working in your case. Argument to authority can go a long way. Even ad hom attacks often exist due to a "smell" of the person speaking. It is not, however, logically sound and can easily lead to unsupportable positions. So, take care. And realize that a lot of the damage of poor practices may be tangential. For example, a belief that the real world can not be described by science.