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That's curiously the standard crackpot line. "They doubted Einstein! They doubted Newton! Now they doubt me!" As if an incantation of famous names automatically
by JoeAltmaier 3y ago
That's curiously the standard crackpot line. "They doubted Einstein! They doubted Newton! Now they doubt me!" As if an incantation of famous names automatically makes the crackpot legitimate.
- anonydsfsfs 3y agoThe signatories on this are not crackpots. Hinton is incredibly influential, and he quit his job at Google so he could "freely speak out about the risks of A.I."
- JoeAltmaier 3y agoYet the lame rationalization was similar to that of a crackpot (previous comment). The correct expression is as you so correctly point out: to appeal to the authority of the source.
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- A4ET8a8uTh0 3y agoBut that is the point. Just because scientific community is on agreement does not guarantee that they are correct. It simply signifies that they agree on something. Note, language shift from 'tinfoil hat' ( because tinfoil hat stopped being an appropriate insult after so many of their conspiracy theories - also a keyword - became proven ) to crackpot.