ciphergoth comments on Mandatory Secret Identities - Less Wrong

28 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 08 April 2009 06:10PM

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Comment author: JulianMorrison 08 April 2009 09:26:01PM 2 points [-]

It just seems at odds with the scientific ethos

Deliberately so. The original OB posts started with it as a thought experiment, "what if we kept science secret, so people would appreciate its Awesome Mysteries?"

Comment author: ciphergoth 10 April 2009 10:55:53AM 1 point [-]

Despite that, I think that whole style is a tremendous mistake. It's an interesting thought experiment, but we should be clear that it runs completely counter to the things that actually bring about accurate results.