timtyler comments on Beyond Smart and Stupid - Less Wrong

29 Post author: PhilGoetz 17 May 2011 06:25AM

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Comment author: timtyler 17 May 2011 06:50:38PM *  -1 points [-]

There are many instances of great rationalists who never admit to being wrong, even after being demonstrated convincingly to be wrong.

Am sceptical - everyone makes mistakes - that's an important way of learning.

Surely everyone has at least one "mistake" anecdote, that's innocent enough to confess to - even if they mostly want to signal their flawlessness.

Comment author: PhilGoetz 18 May 2011 03:23:24AM 1 point [-]

There are many instances of great rationalists who never admit to being wrong in one particular debate, even after being demonstrated convincingly to be wrong.

Comment author: timtyler 18 May 2011 09:04:56AM *  -1 points [-]

A much weaker thesis.

Perhaps don't be too hard on people for what they don't do.

Instead, treat each message you do receive as a blessing!