thomblake comments on "Life Experience" as a Conversation-Halter - Less Wrong

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Comment author: thomblake 22 March 2010 06:39:40PM 0 points [-]

Hey, until you've actually lived through a plane crash like I have, you'll never understand why I'm so skeptical about aviation safety protocols.

Chinese Neo-Confucian philosopher Cheng Yi suggested not only that this sort of thinking was reasonable, but indeed that the "personal experience" sort of knowledge (sometimes "genuine knowledge") is superior, especially for moral behavior.

::shrug::

Comment author: SilasBarta 22 March 2010 06:45:43PM 2 points [-]

Heh, yeah, that Cheng Yi sure missed the mark, eh?

Wait -- what was your point, again? :-/

Comment author: thomblake 22 March 2010 07:35:43PM 0 points [-]

My response to your obvious question was the ::shrug::. I try to let loose my esoteric knowledge where it seems appropriate, even though I didn't see much of a point this time.

Perhaps, "Even respected philosophers have gotten this wrong."

Comment author: SilasBarta 23 March 2010 03:38:54AM 1 point [-]

Oh. Sorry, I misunderstood. Carry on! :-)

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