Alicorn comments on You Are Likely To Be Eaten By A Grue - Less Wrong

46 Post author: Alicorn 17 March 2010 01:18AM

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Comment author: Alicorn 17 March 2010 05:25:47PM 0 points [-]

is "luminous" a modifier for beliefs, people, or both?

Both - it's just easier that way. A luminous person has lots of luminous brain-items (not necessarily just beliefs); a luminous brain-item is known to the person who has it, even if they're not generally very luminous.