"the instant someone describes Richard Dawkins or Steven Pinker using words like 'childish' or 'simplistic,' I no longer care at all about reaching Aumannian agreement with that person"

"the instant someone describes Richard Dawkins or Steven Pinker using words like 'childish' or 'simplistic,' I no longer care at all about reaching Aumannian agreement with that person" (http://www.scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=2494#comment-874601)

posted on October 23, 2015 11:23 PM by u/completely-ineffable

u/Myrdradek 3 points at 1445695302.000000

Scott Aaronson seems pretty dumb, not gonna lie.

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u/queerbees 1 points at 1445687884.000000

So finally I say: if you’re moved to tears by modern art galleries full of black-and-white video loops of screaming people in their underwear, or jugs labeled “Feces,” “Semen,” etc. (with giant signs all around saying “PLEASE DON’T TOUCH THE EXHIBIT”), then go in peace and enjoy them. I have no quarrel with you, at least not until you enter the world I really care about—namely, that of sentences that actually assert something to be true or false.

Wow. So brave. Sneer-gressive

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