cousin_it comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 5 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: cousin_it 14 November 2010 05:15:36PM 4 points [-]

Stubbornly refusing to believe in magic.

Stubbornly agreeing with an outside view prediction even when faced with many convincing arguments why this example is special, if most examples are expected to have similarly convincing arguments.

Stubbornly refusing to consider solutions to a problem before examining it more carefully.

Quickly changing opinion when faced with a valid argument, even though it "should" be emotionally unconvincing.