atucker comments on Rational Repentance - Less Wrong

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Comment author: atucker 15 January 2011 02:43:02PM *  1 point [-]

I think that most people don't really update their far beliefs particularly frequently, but when in near mode will completely contradict their far beliefs when acting. Does that count as changing their mind?

Or do you also mean that people just consciously change their mind too?

Comment author: wedrifid 15 January 2011 08:39:36PM 0 points [-]

Or do you also mean that people just consciously change their mind too?

I think I mean "unconsciously change their conscious beliefs". As an example I have found myself arguing on a different side of a debate to what I had argued in the past and thought "Oh, look at me. I'm all human and stuff with the changing my mind after the fact."