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Aug 25, 2026ACX

Highlights From The Comments On The Substack Religion Debate

Scott defends his dismissal of the Substack religion debate against charges of hypocrisy and engages with technical objections about Kolmogorov complexity, arguing that 'mind without limits' isn't actually simple and that explaining multiple anomalies with God is like explaining Napoleon's success with aliens.

33 min read 4,980 words

Aug 19, 2026ACX

Why I'm Staying Out Of The Substack Religion Debate

Scott explains why he's not interested in participating in the current wave of God debates on Substack, arguing that religious explanations fall into the same category as conspiracy theories by invoking "powerful hidden entities" to explain anomalies.

24 min read 3,639 words

atheism Bayesian reasoning computational dualism