Yvain comments on Mind Control and Me - Less Wrong

10 Post author: Patrick 21 March 2009 05:31PM

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 21 March 2009 07:44:33PM 28 points [-]

I should note that if I'm teaching deep things, then I view it as important to make people feel like they're learning deep things, because otherwise, they will still have a hole in their mind for "deep truths" that needs filling, and they will go off and fill their heads with complete nonsense that has been written in a more satisfying style.

Comment author: Yvain 22 March 2009 01:00:24PM *  9 points [-]

Please make a top-level post on this. Not because it needs any more explanation, but because everyone needs to see it, and I need a detailed and official-looking version of it to link all of my friends to (especially those who are teachers).