Vladimir_Nesov comments on The Importance of Self-Doubt - Less Wrong

23 Post author: multifoliaterose 19 August 2010 10:47PM

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Comment author: cousin_it 20 August 2010 07:45:23AM *  1 point [-]

What Eliezer said. I was arguing from the assumption that he is wrong about FAI and stuff. If he's right about the object level, then he's not deluded in considering himself important.

Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 20 August 2010 02:03:39PM *  3 points [-]

I was arguing from the assumption that he is wrong about FAI and stuff. If he's right about the object level, then he's not deluded in considering himself important.

But if he is wrong about FAI and stuff, then he is still deluded not specifically about considering himself important, that implication is correct, he is deluded about FAI and stuff.

Comment author: cousin_it 20 August 2010 02:05:35PM 0 points [-]

Agreed.