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I usually sum it up by saying that what we have is a very good bullshit generator. It is bad at reasoning but good at making up answers that sounds correct and
by Iv 5y ago
I usually sum it up by saying that what we have is a very good bullshit generator.
It is bad at reasoning but good at making up answers that sounds correct and crossing fingers that the corrector won't look twice at what they say.
- aeternum 5y agoThis is true but I think we also overestimate how good humans are at reasoning. Throughout the vast majority of human history we simply made up answers that sounded correct. The scientific method and the importance of truth is a relatively recent development.
- boldpandabear 5y ago