Neoryder comments on Is it rational to take psilocybin? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: pwno 06 March 2009 06:20:24AM 0 points [-]

If you don't want to see it, because you're worried the new perspective will screw you up, that's a legitimate fear.

But I feel like any drastic perspective change will screw me up, whether it be positive or negative. Why would someone make the choice to change their preferences (as opposed to optimize them)?

Comment author: Neoryder 06 March 2009 09:59:26AM 2 points [-]

because preferences are malleable because the people who have them are. For me most moves toward rationality is a drastic perspective change. If you fear to change your preferences the slower you go anywhere great.