Hello
This is a temporary account to just get used to how this forum works and to gauge whether it is suitable for me to enter or not. I am 15, and I am interested in the philosophy–politics–economy set, as well as history, AI, and logic (some might count this as philosophy, but I feel logic is a tool to think and therefore different).
I originally learned about the rationalist network through HPMOR last year, but recently as I read more about AI during the holidays, this network caught my attention. I intend to watch and experiment for now, as obviously a c...
I have a question:
To what extent does LessWrong expect knowledge in the STEM fields? My understanding is that rationalist thinking is based on Bayesian probability calculation and being self-aware of cognitive biases to reach the truth. The problem is I'm more on the philosophical side if anything (I suppose I can do fuzzy logic as well as classical logic), as I've been trying to read as much of the philosophical cannon starting from Plato a couple years ago. And to be honest, I have to say that mathematics is arguably the subject that I'm worst at. Given this, how appropriate is it for me to enter this community?