Another technique: thought quarantine. New ideas should have to endure an observation period and careful testing before they enter your repertoire, no matter how convincing they seem. If you adopt them too quickly, you risk becoming attached to them before you have a chance to notice their flaws.

I've found this to be particularly important with Eliezer's posts on OB and here. Robin Hanson's and most other posts are straightforward: they present data and then an interpretation. Eliezer's writing style also communicates what it feels like to believe his interpretation. The result is that after reading one of Eliezer's posts, my mind acts as though I believed what he was saying during the time I spend reading it. If I don't suspend judgment on Eliezer's ideas for a day or two while I consider them and their counter-arguments, they make themselves at home in my mind with inappropriate ease.

I won't go so far as to accuse Eliezer of practicing the dark arts--I agree that communicating experiences is worthwhile. I read OB for the quality of the prose as well as idea content, both of which stand out among blogs. But while this effect hasn't been articulated in comments as far as I know, I suspect that it contributes to the objections Robin Hanson and others have to Eliezer's style.