ciphergoth comments on Closet survey #1 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ciphergoth 27 April 2009 08:03:29AM * 2 points [-]

Lower back pain is exactly the model you should have in mind
That's exactly what normative values are for
The notion that we have deficient mental capabilities is borne out in countless experimental studies.
Of course we haven't evolved to be perfect Bayesians - that's the whole point.
Pick a better example - many relationship problems demand a more thoughtful take than "suck it up".

EDIT: Re-reading, this seems unnecessarily hostile. Don't have time to reword properly, please accept my apologies...

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