MixedNuts comments on Rationality Quotes August 2011 - Less Wrong

3 Post author: dvasya 02 August 2011 08:24PM

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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".