xamdam comments on Open Thread June 2010, Part 2 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: xamdam 07 June 2010 01:24:49PM 1 point [-]

I think it largely depends on a) what the idea is and b) who believes it = and what their rationality skills are.

Comment author: MartinB 07 June 2010 01:28:15PM 1 point [-]

I recently learned the hard way, that one can easily be an idiot in one area, while being very competent in another. Religious scientists / programmers etc. Or lets say people that are highly competent in their area of occupation without looking into other things.