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

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Comment author: UnholySmoke 15 October 2009 12:56:33PM 3 points [-]

Also upvoted, and very succintly put.

Rationality is a tool we use get to our terminal value. And what do we do when that tool tells us our terminal value is irrational?

Never ask that question.