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> We just wanted to read a thought regarding the Simulation Argument that occurred to a fellow developer Well, I didn't want that. And you apparently didn't wa

> We just wanted to read a thought regarding the Simulation Argument that occurred to a fellow developer Well, I didn't want that. And you apparently didn't want my thought regarding comments on the simulation hypothesis either. My complaint is not that the article doesn't "revolutionize" the argument, but that it shows little to no engagement with the existing body of philosophy before, after, or even around it. Statements like: > In the Western tradition, we have a deep assumption of the universality of mathematical truth. reveals a view that seems disengaged from any developments philosophy after the early 20th century other than Bostrom's. A stretched analogy: If someone posted an article about how no one's ever pointed out how bad it is that PHP variable names start with $ and this is difficult to type on many keyboards, and this is a key reason to avoid PHP, they would not be taken seriously - even though their conclusion, that other languages should generally be preferred to PHP, is probably valid.

gfodor 7y ago
If someone posted such a thing, a mature, reasonable person would respond to the person’s ignorance with empathy for their interest in the subject and useful information. The idea that someone can post an article on the Internet, have it be read by someone because it was linked on HN (perhaps completely without their awareness or endorsement), and have someone like yourself insult and demean them due to what you see as ignorance should be embarrassing for you. Have you considered the possibility the author wrote this article in part to enable them to have a way to get an informed audience to enlighten them further on a subject they are interested in?
coldtea 7y ago
>reveals a view that seems disengaged from any developments philosophy after the early 20th century other than Bostrom's. I'd say the "western tradition" is more about what 99% of westerners would think and have traditionally though, including the majority of scientists and mathematicians (which would be closer to the "universality of mathematical truth") than about what some philosophers of epistemology postulated in the 20th century...

gfodor 7y ago

If someone posted such a thing, a mature, reasonable person would respond to the person’s ignorance with empathy for their interest in the subject and useful information. The idea that someone can post an article on the Internet, have it be read by someone because it was linked on HN (perhaps completely without their awareness or endorsement), and have someone like yourself insult and demean them due to what you see as ignorance should be embarrassing for you. Have you considered the possibility the author wrote this article in part to enable them to have a way to get an informed audience to enlighten them further on a subject they are interested in?

coldtea 7y ago

>reveals a view that seems disengaged from any developments philosophy after the early 20th century other than Bostrom's. I'd say the "western tradition" is more about what 99% of westerners would think and have traditionally though, including the majority of scientists and mathematicians (which would be closer to the "universality of mathematical truth") than about what some philosophers of epistemology postulated in the 20th century...