ata comments on Rationality Quotes: March 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Threedee 05 March 2011 08:53:28AM *  9 points [-]

Pragmatic rationality, perhaps? :

In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. Yogi Berra

Comment author: ata 09 March 2011 05:43:54PM *  4 points [-]

Reminds me of Sidney Morgenbesser's response when he was asked his opinion of pragmatism: "It's all very well in theory, but it doesn't work in practice."