Furcas comments on Scott Aaronson's "On Self-Delusion and Bounded Rationality" - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Furcas 19 August 2009 03:32:56PM *  2 points [-]

Sure, but this isn't just a story, it's a story that tries to make a point about the negative consequences of rationality for some humans in the real world. Her belief isn't merely her belief, it's also a step in an argument.

Comment author: Kaj_Sotala 19 August 2009 08:21:16PM 0 points [-]

I suspect you may be reading too much into it: I thought the "negative consequences of rationality" were more for the sake of pure comedy than for making any kind of a point.

Of course, you may also be right and I might be the one who's reading too little into it.