Armok_GoB comments on 2011 Survey Results - Less Wrong

94 Post author: Yvain 05 December 2011 10:49AM

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Comment author: [deleted] 05 December 2011 03:15:19AM 3 points [-]

I expected almost everyone to agree with Eliezer on most important things

Why? Don't you encounter enough contrarians on LW?

Comment author: gwern 05 December 2011 04:33:45AM *  15 points [-]

You may think you encounter a lot of contrarians on LW, but I disagree - we're all sheep.

But seriously, look at that MWI poll result. How many LWers have ever seriously looked at all the competing theories, or could even name many alternatives? ('Collapse, MWI, uh...' - much less could discuss why they dislike pilot waves or whatever.) I doubt many fewer could do so than plumped for MWI - because Eliezer is such a fan...

Comment author: Armok_GoB 05 December 2011 02:52:10PM *  13 points [-]

I know I am a sheep and hero worshipper, and then the typical mind fallacy happened.