My claim is that if you’re worried, the correct response is to actually try to make the astronomical problem/cause go better, not to give up on it. I think if you’re savvy you will probably find a way to make the astronomical thing go better—such as doing strategy/prioritization/deconfusion work, or working on robustly good intermediate desiderata, or building skills/money in case there’s more clarity in the future—rather than ultimately thinking there’s nothing I can do to make the thing go better.
I think if you’re savvy you will probably find a way to make the astronomical thing go better—such as doing strategy/prioritization/deconfusion work, or working on robustly good intermediate desiderata, or building skills/money in case there’s more clarity in the future
What do you think about the arguments for cluelessness from imprecision, e.g., here? (I explain more why I think we’re clueless even about the things you list, here.)
My claim is that if you’re worried, the correct response is to actually try to make the astronomical problem/cause go better, not to give up on it. I think if you’re savvy you will probably find a way to make the astronomical thing go better—such as doing strategy/prioritization/deconfusion work, or working on robustly good intermediate desiderata, or building skills/money in case there’s more clarity in the future—rather than ultimately thinking there’s nothing I can do to make the thing go better.
What do you think about the arguments for cluelessness from imprecision, e.g., here? (I explain more why I think we’re clueless even about the things you list, here.)
I haven’t engaged with your posts and so don’t know the arguments.
I respect that you and a few others legitimately feel deeply clueless. Alice and Bob are just whining about how not everything is clear-cut.