[aeest400]

Nice post. David is clearly a bright guy, but some of his arguments don't seem to grasp the complexity of various issues about which he posts and the underlying assumptions involved. He analyzes scenarios with examples and thought experiements, when he may be just better off analyzing them (to use a word he seem to apply pejoritively) philosophically. I guess I'm a little irked because I am sometimes aware of philosophers who have discussed issues he brings up in a more rigorous manner. E.g., I think he would be well served by reading some Hilary Putnam or Donald Davidson or Daniel Dennett. That said, I think he is often correct.