JoostvanderLeij
JoostvanderLeij t1_jb1u07z wrote
Reply to Wittgenstein’s Revenge (this genuinely changed the way I look at the world) by ElliElephant
Totally misses the point the older Wittgenstein made against the younger Wittgenstein, i.e. meaning holism destroys the possibility of atomic facts.
JoostvanderLeij t1_ivfgqsv wrote
Reply to The big data delusion – the more data we have, the harder it is to find meaningful patterns in the world. by IAI_Admin
Actually, it is: the bigger the data set, the more patterns you can find, but the less meaning these patterns have. It is a well known issue with Big Data.
JoostvanderLeij t1_isq5evi wrote
Denialism = unscientific instead of pseudoscience. Pseudescience =
(1) it is not scientific, and
(2) its major proponents try to create the impression that it is scientific.
Without (2) it can't be pseudoscience.
Only if someone denies theory XYZ because of ABC and claims ABC is scientific while ABC is unscientific, only then Denialism = pseudoscience.
So outright denying XYZ is a science is unscientific but not pseudoscience. Denying XYZ is a science on religious grounds is unscientific, but not pseudoscience.
JoostvanderLeij t1_jdk02ud wrote
Reply to Can anyone provide an honest reason to be bullish right now? by [deleted]
Depends on the time frame. Short time is pretty bullish. Longer term is quite bearish.