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2008-2009 |
A series of original fiction short stories, relating to 'The Bayesian Conspiracy'.
29 standard pages long[1].
First read (June 11th 2012)[]
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I bookmarked it at some point in 2012 to read, after realising I'd missed it the first time I read through Yudkowsky's fiction, and read it all on the evening of the 11th of June.
Initiation Ceremony
Brennen joins the Conspiracy. (3 pages)
0
The Failures of Eld Science
Discussion of the reasons 'Eld science' (our science) took so long to progress. (9 pages)
0
Class Project
The class is given one month to produce 'the correct theory of quantum gravity'. (4 pages)
1
The Ritual
The sensei is given some information that challenges his beliefs, and invokes in himself a 'crisis of faith'. (4 pages)
0
Final Words
The class is dismissed and Brennan ponders what to do with his life. (8 pages)
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Overall impressions
No idea really what it was going on about. I guess it was some sort of exploration of the way science might go, but it pushed too much of some weird perspective that I wasn't comfortable with. The general 'challenging' atmosphere, in which you have to answer in the way that makes you seem smartest, makes me uncomfortable. It's too savage.
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