PinnedLyndenI’ve got a bad feeling about this…I’ve been thinking about having a place to air my thoughts online for a while, in a place that isn’t as annoying to all my friends and…Jun 26, 2022Jun 26, 2022
LyndenWoohoo, they responded positively!"...I don’t have any notable points of disagreement with your assessment.Feb 29Feb 29
LyndenAnother post about the problems of capitalism, from a vaguely ECON101-understander-perspectiveThis was originally a response to a Facebook thread. It ended up being long and (IIRC😅) solid enough to think it might be worth posting…Feb 291Feb 291
LyndenWhere there is doubt there is no wayPet peeves: solipsism and sophistry in the face of uncertainty, and “open mindedness”Apr 3, 2023Apr 3, 2023
LyndenDoing surgery on Boltzmann brainsan example of how I (very roughly) apply Occam’s razorApr 2, 2023Apr 2, 2023
LyndenOccam’s razor is too simpleThe simplest explanation is usually the best one. This is neither.Apr 1, 2023Apr 1, 2023
LyndenThe goal of science — refining our current understanding of the universeI felt like I needed to describe my concept of “likelihood/accuracy” in the middle of my post about Occam’s razor being too simple (not…Apr 1, 20231Apr 1, 20231
LyndenI know nothing, and so do youI’ve been doing some things I’ve never really done much of before — one, going to new social events without knowing people there first…Mar 29, 2023Mar 29, 2023
LyndenHow many colours are there?I stumble across people on the internet and elsewhere who claim that science gives them access to objective truths. While this in and of…Jan 11, 2023Jan 11, 2023
LyndenWhen I talk about "the left" here, I am primarily talking about "the online left", but I'm not sure…And to reiterate, I am talking primarily about perceptions in just about everything I mentioned, not even remotely "objective" or valid…Jan 9, 2023Jan 9, 2023