Journal GigsVT's Journal: Fallacious Intuition 2
This morning I find myself wondering how much of what we consider human intuition is simply the application of fallacious logic.
An example, post hoc ergo prompter hoc. It wouldn't be a notable fallacy if we, as humans, weren't prone to draw conclusions based on it. Obviously when there is a causal relationship, post hoc is always true. While not sufficient evidence alone to "prove" anything, it is a datapoint that shouldn't be ignored.
I wonder if the creation of "real" AI will require us to use fallacy as a tool. Maybe one of the hallmarks of true intelligence is the ability to give weight to what is, on its face, a fallacy.
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There is nothing more vexing (and depressing) then the sheer depth and quantity of human stupidity. I can barely cope with my own let alone that of the Great Unwashed.
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