Eliezer_Yudkowsky comments on Rationality Quotes: February 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 02 February 2010 12:40:01AM 18 points [-]

The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to close it again on something solid.

-- G.K. Chesterton

Comment author: [deleted] 02 February 2010 06:19:39AM 2 points [-]

A "friend" of mine was a fan of using this to argue for Christianity. The idea of never changing one's mind doesn't seem very rational.

Comment author: brian_jaress 03 February 2010 08:30:25AM 10 points [-]

Your friend must be pretty hungry by now.

Comment author: RichardKennaway 02 February 2010 09:22:55AM 9 points [-]

"Who are you?"

"Who am I? I'm not quite sure."

"I admire an open mind. My own is closed upon the conviction that I am Shardovan, the librarian of Castrovalva."

-- Doctor Who

Comment author: katydee 30 December 2011 10:52:55PM 2 points [-]

To be fair, G.K. Chesterton was probably also using this to argue for Christianity.