Nornagest comments on Better Disagreement - Less Wrong

70 Post author: lukeprog 24 October 2011 09:13PM

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Comment author: Nornagest 24 October 2011 04:55:23PM *  2 points [-]

It is. But hacking your mind by applying some countervailing bias is a workaround, not an actual fix, and referring to that workaround in isolation with terms like "overtly rational" risks overcorrection or misapplication: if you convince yourself that pushing for a DH8 or DH9 solution is generally rational, there are situations where that can actively mislead you.