ocr-fork comments on Unknown knowns: Why did you choose to be monogamous? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ocr-fork 26 June 2010 04:41:56AM *  4 points [-]

But this taxonomy (as originally described) omits an important fourth category: unknown knowns, the things we don't know that we know. This category encompasses the knowledge of many of our own personal beliefs, what I call unquestioned defaults.

Does anyone else feel like this just a weird remake of cached thoughts?

Comment author: WrongBot 26 June 2010 07:36:46PM 14 points [-]

Cached thoughts are default answers to questions. Unquestioned defaults are default answers to questions that you don't know exist.

Comment author: [deleted] 28 June 2010 12:40:58AM *  0 points [-]

But it may be linked to the concept of question stopers. I assume many unknown knowns lurk behind question stopers.

Comment author: Alicorn 28 June 2010 01:35:44AM 12 points [-]

I hereby volunteer to proofread future comments of yours.