Nisan comments on Rationality Quotes November 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: lessdazed 14 November 2011 12:35:34AM *  6 points [-]

I never studied science or physics at school, and yet when I read complex books on quantum physics I understood them perfectly because I wanted to understand them. The study of quantum physics helped me to have a deeper understanding of The Secret, on an energetic level.

--Rhonda Byrne (Author of The Secret) (p. 156)

http://lesswrong.com/lw/ip/fake_explanations/
http://yudkowsky.net/rational/technical

Comment author: Nisan 20 November 2011 09:42:42PM 2 points [-]

That's beautiful. Also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias.

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