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'Empiricism!' as Anti-Epistemology — LessWrong
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i. "Ignore all these elaborate, abstract, theoretical predictions," the Spokesperson for Ponzi Pyramid Incorporated said in a firm, reassuring tone.…
x 'Empiricism!' as Anti-Epistemology — LessWrong Best of LessWrong 2024 Epistemology Deception Dialogue (format) AI Rationality Frontpage 172 'Empiricism!' as Anti-Epistemology by Eliezer Yudkowsky 14th Mar 2024 30 min read 96 172 (Crossposted by habryka after asking Eliezer whether I could post it under his account) i. "Ignore all these elaborate, abstract, theoretical predictions," the Spokesperson for Ponzi Pyramid Incorporated said in a firm, reassuring tone. "Empirically, everyone who's invested in Bernie Bankman has received back 144% of what they invested two years later." "That's not h
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