John_Maxwell_IV comments on Good Quality Heuristics - Less Wrong

13 Post author: CannibalSmith 14 July 2009 09:53AM

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Comment author: John_Maxwell_IV 14 July 2009 10:35:58PM 2 points [-]

I'm not convinced that the initial disclaimer is necessary. Would it make sense for a non-expert to base his opinion on that of one expert or a large group? Why does it make sense for an expert to base his opinion on his perceptions only instead of looking at his entire group?