Nick_Tarleton comments on Forager Anthropology - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Nick_Tarleton 29 July 2010 09:11:14AM 0 points [-]

2: This statement is true, but that does not imply that I prefer the state of affairs it describes.

Why did you choose to add this disclaimer?

Comment author: WrongBot 29 July 2010 04:12:03PM 0 points [-]

When reading discussions that use similar examples, I frequently see people arrive at the conclusion I was disclaiming, even when it seems obvious to me that that conclusion is unwarranted. I included the disclaimer to save myself the potential aggravation of explaining myself.