byrnema comments on Logical Rudeness - Less Wrong

65 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 29 January 2010 06:48AM

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Comment author: byrnema 29 January 2010 08:25:59PM 2 points [-]

Not really. Just going by the model, I would predict that if my dad was irrational, it would be because of a refusal to update beliefs, and if my mom was irrational, it would be because of not clearly defining her position.

However, my dad likes arguing and changing his mind, and I can't infer from my mother's equanimity that her own beliefs aren't specific.

I can predict that if I asked them, they'd agree that updating beliefs is a private matter, independent of the social details (?) of an argument.