Eugine_Nier comments on Should we discount extraordinary implications? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Eugine_Nier 30 December 2011 11:58:14PM 1 point [-]

I'm at a complete loss for what a "sanity check" might look like. That is, OK, I have I2 in my brain, and I1 backed up on ROM, and I can compare them, and they make different judgments. Now what?

If I1 finds the judgement returned by I2 completely absurd even after looking at the argument, recognize that I should be confused and act accordingly.