I really appreciate this response, which I think understands me well. I also think it expresses some of my ideas better than I did. Kudos Thomas. I have a better appreciation of where we differ after reading it.
I’m not sure that it’s purely “how much to trust inside vs outside view,” but I think that is at least a very large share of it. I also think the point on what I would call humility (“epistemic learned helplessness”) is basically correct. All of this is by degrees, but I think I fall more to the epistemically humble end of the spectrum when compared to Thomas (judging by his reasoning). I also appreciate any time that someone brings up the train to crazy town, which I think is an excellent turn of phrase that captures an important idea.
I really appreciate this response, which I think understands me well. I also think it expresses some of my ideas better than I did. Kudos Thomas. I have a better appreciation of where we differ after reading it.
I’m curious on what exactly you see your opinions as differing here. Is it just how much to trust inside vs outside view, or something else?
I’m not sure that it’s purely “how much to trust inside vs outside view,” but I think that is at least a very large share of it. I also think the point on what I would call humility (“epistemic learned helplessness”) is basically correct. All of this is by degrees, but I think I fall more to the epistemically humble end of the spectrum when compared to Thomas (judging by his reasoning). I also appreciate any time that someone brings up the train to crazy town, which I think is an excellent turn of phrase that captures an important idea.