RobinHanson comments on Near and far skills - Less Wrong

20 Post author: cousin_it 19 October 2009 01:16PM

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Comment author: RobinHanson 20 October 2009 03:40:09PM 3 points [-]

I agree that in far mode we are more likely to accept propositions without sufficient evidence, and that much of our effective learning of procedures happens in near mode. Nevertheless, we can and do create valid propositions in far mode, and we do sometimes learn far mode procedures.

Comment author: cousin_it 20 October 2009 04:00:14PM *  1 point [-]

Fair enough, but can you give some examples of procedures that people successfully learn in far mode?