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That's begging the question though. Where's the proof we don't do exactly this? The mind as a prediction engine is one of the handful most accepted theories.
by coldtea 8mo ago
That's begging the question though.
Where's the proof we don't do exactly this? The mind as a prediction engine is one of the handful most accepted theories.
- chongli 8mo agoWell, humans do experiments for one, as I explained elsewhere in the discussion. Experiments give us access to new knowledge from the world itself, which is not merely a synthesis of what we already know. Real progress in science is made by the hard collection and cataloguing of data every single day, not by armchair philosophizing.