Psychohistorian comments on Open Thread: August 2009 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Psychohistorian 16 August 2009 08:26:50AM *  0 points [-]

In a word, no. Rationality can't tell you what to like, it can only tell you how to get it once you know it.

If you had clearly defined criteria for what good music is, you could use reason along with these criteria to select music efficiently. Reason can't tell you what the criteria are.