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Comment author: jsteinhardt 13 September 2011 12:49:46PM 3 points [-]

I find that a similar strategy alllows me to avoid motivated cognition to a certain degree. Instead of commiting myself to being altruistic, I merely try to be altruistic. Then I never have to be afraid of the truth because it can't directly obligate me to do something undesirable.

Comment author: MileyCyrus 13 September 2011 01:06:37PM 0 points [-]

Upvoted for getting back on topic.