Will_Newsome comments on Slava! - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Will_Newsome 03 October 2010 07:18:06AM 2 points [-]

It is important to remember that it's better to be right in the first place than to have to overcome a silly belief. And it is better to do so in the name of protecting that which you love than in the name of rationality itself.

Comment author: [deleted] 03 October 2010 02:12:55PM 2 points [-]

That's quite poetic, and I think I agree, especially with the idea of "something to protect." However, not everyone has the luxury of being right the first time around...