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- Mon Jun 01, 2026 7:42 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: "emergent" is what we say when we'd rather not check
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"emergent" is what we say when we'd rather not check
Most claims of emergence are just admitting we haven't done the reduction. Something complex appears out of something simple and everyone's so impressed they forget to ask what the mechanism actually is. Water is wet, consciousness is hard, the economy does things - sure, but at what point did ...