Oscar_Cunningham comments on Rationality quotes: June 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Oscar_Cunningham 01 June 2010 08:16:43PM 14 points [-]

...Or you've just missed something. If all you're left with is improbable you notice that you are confused. I've always thought that quote was off.

Then again, Sherlock never did miss anything.

Comment author: Oscar_Cunningham 08 August 2010 11:35:16AM 3 points [-]

I also just noticed a Sherlock quote with exactly this meaning:

When a fact appears to be opposed to a long train of deductions, it invariably proves to be capable of bearing some other interpretation.

Sherlock's a more rounded rationalist than he's given credit for.

Comment author: gwern 02 June 2010 05:57:38PM 2 points [-]

Then again, Sherlock never did miss anything.

To the contrary, he was roundly defeated on at least one occasion.

Comment author: Thomas 02 June 2010 12:04:26PM 0 points [-]

I am sorry gentlemen, but this quote of Holmes is the very essence of rationalism as I see it.