Benquo comments on Foma: Beliefs that Cause Themselves to be True - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Bongo 20 June 2011 11:34:30AM *  1 point [-]

Self-help aside, the most basic foma is "I believe this sentence".

Comment author: Benquo 20 June 2011 02:50:35PM 3 points [-]

It's equally coherent for you to believe or disbelieve that sentence, and the uttering doesn't seem to be related to its truth-value.

I would suggest something more like, "This sentence has been written."