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I think you're spot on with the "internally predictable world". One can observe patterns in the world, and make the bet that these originate from an underlying regularity.

Then there are no evidence, only experiences that are more compatible (in the Bayesian sense) with one model than with an other, which you use to make the bet that this model is more likely to predict the regularities well than other models.

Same!

I think that the attitude you're talking about is not what is commonly understood as "moral nihilism". You are saying "nihilism will say that there are no right or wrong answers to [the question what to do]", but even the question "what should I do from a moral point of view?" is irrelevant in the moral nihilist stance.

I'd say that you're conflating the non-existence of moral reasons (that's the nihilist claims) with the non-existence of all reasons. It does not seem like being a nihilist implies that you d... (read more)

Hey, can you give reference for "Tasting exercises from the book Taste"? There seems to have at least two

Can I have a link to the discord server you're talking about?

Great article! I seek to embody this attitude when I converse

I finished "Thinking fast and slow" a few days ago, and I have remarks.

1) You say

The terms “System 1 and System 2” suggest just that: two distinct, clearly defined systems with their own distinctive properties and modes of operation.

Kahneman is aware of that and tries to prevent it. A quote from the conclusion of the book :

And of course you also remember that the two systems do not really exist in the brain or anywhere else. “System 1 does X” is a shortcut for “X occurs automatically.” And “Sy

Being pro-actively social, learning social interaction and dynamics.

Could you give precisions on what you did to improve?

In your Daily Tracker, what's the difference between "life satisfaction" and "Overall"?

Thanks for the Alex Vermeer's rework I'll probably use it :)