shokwave comments on Rationality Quotes August 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: shokwave 03 August 2011 11:04:52AM 1 point [-]

Should it be "if you didn't know, now you know" and aesthetic concerns (ie lyrics flow better with don't) changed it? Because I'm not sure I agree with deducing knowledge from ignorance in the general case.

Comment author: MixedNuts 03 August 2011 12:44:27PM 2 points [-]

Maybe, but there's a possible further interpretation: "If you do not understand the mechanisms of what happened, you can deduce from it that you are ignorant about this area, which you would to well to keep in mind".

Comment author: MrHerbie 19 August 2011 02:18:12PM 0 points [-]