Will_Sawin comments on Rational Repentance - Less Wrong

36 Post author: Mass_Driver 14 January 2011 09:37AM

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Comment author: nazgulnarsil 15 January 2011 02:38:09PM 0 points [-]

is the centrist position today the same as the centrist position of 10 years ago? what about 100? what about the centrist position in germany in 1942? taking the average of two wrong positions is unlikely to produce a correct one.

and you admit that your values are incoherent so readily? that is unusual but highly beneficial as a starting point.

Comment author: Will_Sawin 15 January 2011 03:10:12PM 0 points [-]

No, he said that they're probably either incoherent or not succinct.

There should exist coherent positions that are roughly in the center of the two parties/idealogies. One can argue that libertarianism is, for instance.

Comment author: nazgulnarsil 15 January 2011 03:12:47PM 1 point [-]

directional metaphors may fail if looked at with reasonable rigor.

Comment author: prase 15 January 2011 07:46:36PM 1 point [-]

Any statement may appear incoherent if looked at with unreasonable rigor.