orthonormal comments on The Wannabe Rational - Less Wrong

31 Post author: MrHen 15 January 2010 08:09PM

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Comment author: orthonormal 16 January 2010 03:06:07AM 7 points [-]

Best I can tell, it's not so much what you believe that matters here as what you say and do

I agree with the rest of your comment, but this seems very wrong to me. I'd say rather that the unity we (should) look for on LW is usually more meta-level than object-level, more about pursuing correct processes of changing belief than about holding the right conclusions. Object-level understanding, if not agreement, will usually emerge on its own if the meta-level is in good shape.

Comment author: Technologos 16 January 2010 07:03:27PM 1 point [-]

Indeed, I agree--I meant that it doesn't matter what conclusions you hold as much as how you interact with people as you search for them.