Jonathan_Graehl comments on Anticipation vs. Faith: At What Cost Rationality? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Jonathan_Graehl 13 October 2009 06:36:25PM 3 points [-]

The possibility of losing the natural feeling of anticipation, or time, isn't really on the table (yet). Knowing the real nature of things intellectually is always good, but does knowing that a feeling is an illusion remove its interference with comfort in the face of a rational decision?

Part of the thrill in bungee jumping is in the overriding. Are you saying that you can manipulate your decision making so that counterproductive instincts fade away?