Nick_Tarleton comments on The Fundamental Question - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Nick_Tarleton 21 April 2010 02:58:20PM *  4 points [-]

And the idea of deliberately trying to hide information just feels wrong. It feels like Dark Arts.

If by 'dark arts' you mean 'non-rational methods of persuasion', such things may be ethically questionable (in general; not volunteering information you aren't obligated to provide almost certainly isn't) but are not (categorically) wrong. Rational agents win.

Comment author: khafra 21 April 2010 03:46:58PM 12 points [-]

I like the way steven0461 put it:

...promoting less than maximally accurate beliefs is an act of sabotage. Don’t do it to anyone unless you’d also slash their tires, because they’re Nazis or whatever. Specifically, don’t do it to yourself.

Comment author: PeerInfinity 21 April 2010 04:59:52PM 1 point [-]

I think I agree with both khafra and Nick.

I like this quote, and I've used it before in conversations with other people.

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