Kaj_Sotala comments on Open Thread: January 2010 - Less Wrong
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A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. At least Eliezer has previously often recommended Judgment Under Uncertainty as something people should read. Now, I'll admit I haven't read it myself, but I'm wondering if that might be a bad advice, as the book's rather dated. I seem to frequently come across articles that cite JUU, but either suggest alternative interpretations or debunk its results entirely.
Just today, I was trying to find recent articles about scope insensitivity that I could cite. But on a quick search I primarily ran across articles pointing out it isn't so clear-cut as we seem to assume:
So if anyone is reading the book, take it with a grain of salt. At least do a Google Scholar search for more data before accepting the conclusions.