Dorikka comments on [SEQ RERUN] Something to Protect - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Dorikka 02 January 2012 06:39:34AM 2 points [-]

It's helpful - very helpful - to have a self-image which says that you are the sort of person who confronts harsh truth.

This doesn't feel right because it strikes me as making you more vulnerable to overestimate the probability of "harsh truths" being true.

Comment author: shminux 02 January 2012 08:50:17AM 1 point [-]

Probably not enough to overcome the confirmation bias.

Comment author: David_Gerard 02 January 2012 10:11:48AM 1 point [-]

This sounds like something worth measuring. (Not sure how off the top of my head.)