John_Maxwell_IV comments on Taboo "rationality," please. - Less Wrong

23 Post author: MBlume 15 March 2009 10:44PM

You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.

Comments (42)

You are viewing a single comment's thread.

Comment author: John_Maxwell_IV 17 March 2009 12:08:17AM 3 points [-]

Human psychology is so weird that having correct beliefs actually works against winning reliably. For example, having correct beliefs requires you to make a special effort to seek evidence that your beliefs are wrong, making you less certain than others and therefore less determined.