grateful-biped
grateful-biped t1_iyoe71x wrote
Reply to comment by Georgie_Leech in How to solve moral problems with formal logic and probability by beforesunset1010
You’re right but Game Theory didn’t have modest ambitions 40-60 years ago. It was going to guide our national foreign policy & change the world. It’s only been in the past 20+ years that it’s adherents admitted Game Theory had a small place in predicting behaviors by individuals & foreign governments.
“Optimal conditions” exist in the laboratory, not in reality. At best Game Theory provides us with options & approximate probabilities. Very approximate
grateful-biped t1_iymcv72 wrote
One of the most misunderstood concepts is that logic or reasoning can solve all problems. Logic is a tool. It’s our most powerful tool but it doesn’t work in all scenarios, especially ethical dilemmas.
We are human & by definition we behave irrationally. This is just one of the areas where logic is misleading. Game Theory often fails to predict human actions due to this human, all too human, characteristic.
grateful-biped t1_iucep9r wrote
Reply to comment by Ironmastopeth in D.H Peligro, drummer of punk band Dead Kennedys, has passed away. by wafflesole
Amen - Dead Kennedy’s are iconic punk rockers. I used to tape them off our college radio station when I was in HS. They were like no other
grateful-biped t1_je8ihdz wrote
Reply to Kafka sought to unmask the world that hides beneath what we call reality. What mattered to him were our intrinsic, subconscious experiences, in all their absurdity and apparent irrelevance. by IAI_Admin
The Castle is one of the most painful book reading experiences in the best possible way. If that makes sense. Kafka creates confusion & paranoia without any real threat or danger in the story. It’s a labyrinth of insecurity & absurdity. It makes me uncomfortable just thinking about it. It’s unlike anything before or since.