
Ep 130: Steven Pinker’s ”Rationality” Ch 6 ”Risk and Reward” (Rational Choice & Expected Utility). Analysis.
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Isn't Criticism a Sign of Love?
Some theories are unlovable, as pinke begins there. They shouldn't be lovable. At least people shouldn't believe their own theories. It is only by criticising them that we can improve our particular circumstance v our problems. People don't tend to criticise things they don't care about at all. I know this is true of myself. You pick the best of the bad ideas and you criticise those perhaps because you care about those ideas and you want to improve upon them. Whatever the case, yes, in one sense, theories are unloving. So i can agree with there. Let's continue.
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