xamdam comments on A Rational Education - Less Wrong

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Comment author: xamdam 18 July 2010 05:28:24PM *  0 points [-]

Drawing on non-deliberate thought but not in the sense of moving you towards less accurate beliefs, and it won't feel evil but will feel aesthetically right

Something sounds like Waitzkin.

Comment author: MichaelVassar 20 July 2010 03:58:33PM 0 points [-]

I am a fan of Waitzkin, but I don't think I got this from him. As far as I can tell, things pretty much have to be this way in any plausible psychological theory.