Vladimir_Nesov comments on Controlling your inner control circuits - Less Wrong

45 Post author: Kaj_Sotala 26 June 2009 05:57PM

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 29 June 2009 05:01:53PM 2 points [-]

Some of us may be interested in plausible, attested-to self-help methods, even without experimental support.

Without experimental support is fine. But without extraordinary support isn't. Something must make the plausibility of a particular thing stand out, because you can't be interested in all the 1000 of equally plausible things unless you devote all your time to that.