Eliezer_Yudkowsky comments on Rationality Quotes - July 2009 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: RobinHanson 04 July 2009 07:50:24PM 3 points [-]

But is it true? Do young folks have more of an ability to unlearn falsehoods than old folks?

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 04 July 2009 09:32:27PM 2 points [-]

I think it is true relative to the average young folk and the average old folk. To the extent that there is an uncommon skill involved in unlearning falsehoods, we can imagine people who get better at this skill by practice and learning over time. And hence, as it were, "stay young".