thomblake comments on Theory of Knowledge (rationality outreach) - Less Wrong

60 Post author: KPier 09 August 2011 09:36PM

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Comment author: [deleted] 11 August 2011 05:33:43AM *  1 point [-]

I started reading Overcoming Bias at age 15 or so and I think exposure to its person/idea cluster has had a massive impact on my intellectual development. Somewhat notably, I thought a lot of Eliezer's points about rationality were obvious--not sure if that would apply to young people in general.

Comment author: Michelle_Z 23 August 2011 09:31:21PM 2 points [-]

I wish I had found this years ago. I feel like I'm trying to overcome years and years of faulty ideas and teachings.