orthonormal comments on What data generated that thought? - Less Wrong

32 Post author: Kaj_Sotala 26 April 2011 12:54PM

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Comment author: orthonormal 26 April 2011 11:14:11PM 6 points [-]

Ironically, I have the sense that this generally works to lessen the other person's skepticism. (The mechanism is obvious- it takes the disagreement out of the class of status battles, thus enabling actual consideration of the point.)