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Quick Thoughts on Overhang Arguments.

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A LessWrong post questions whether overhang arguments have been used successfully in other fields and lays out the author's reasons for being suspicious of them.

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“I have two goals for this post: Pose the question: Have overhang arguments been used successfully in other fields? Lay out some of the reasons why I am suspicious of overhang arguments.”
LessWrong, 18 Oct 2026, 21:22.

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