ChristianKl comments on The Wannabe Rational - Less Wrong

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

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Comment author: ChristianKl 17 January 2010 12:43:24PM 5 points [-]

Throwing people out because they hold certain beliefs generally leads to groupthink effects that are lead to less clear thinking.

Having someone who plays devils advocate against the consensus is sometimes even helpful if everyone believes in the consensus. Otherwise one often finds oneself arguing against strawmans that come from not fully understanding the argument that's made by the opposing side.