One of my standard criticicisms of Yudokowsky: Less Foil-Seeking, More Innovative Attempts To Understand Reality and Human Bias

In response to this recent post by Eliezer Yudokowsky,

http://www.overcomingbias.com/2008/03/explaining-away.html

" I think that when physicists say "There are no fundamental rainbows," the anti-reductionists hear, "There are no rainbows."

Later in the comments, Eliezer writes:

http://www.overcomingbias.com/2008/03/explaining-away.html#comment-107253678

"Scott, I swapped "mysterian" for "anti-reductionist", since you're correct that the term "mysterian" has been used to refer specifically to those who think consciousness can't be explained. ...

I really am not attacking a strawman here! If you already understand scientific reductionism, that's great. Not everyone does."

here's what I [Hopefully Anonymous] wrote in the comments:

http://www.overcomingbias.com/2008/03/explaining-away.html#comment-107269530

"Standard disclaimer: Eliezer does great work and writing here.

Useful criticism: Elizier, less foil seeking (strawmen or not here) and more attempts to understand reality and our perceptual/analytical skews from reality. I think foil-seeking is a weakness on your end which to a degree diminishes your utility to us (or at least to me). There are enough polemicists out there that are either providing entertainment or countering less useful models to understanding reality. We don't need you to counter "anti-reductionists", or fundamentalists or any other groups, in my opinion, as much as we (I) need you innovating improved conceptual and bias-reducing approaches to understanding reality.

That's my opinion, anyways."