Desrtopa comments on Fireplace Delusions [LINK] - Less Wrong

32 Post author: mas 03 February 2012 04:13AM

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Comment author: Desrtopa 03 February 2012 05:09:50AM * 13 points [-]

While I was reading it, I found myself thinking

"Come on, give me some citations! Just show me some trustworthy studies so I can show my rationalist virtue by gracefully accepting it!"

I'm not sure this was quite the right way to respond.

Comment author: RichardKennaway 03 February 2012 08:35:37AM 5 points [-]

"Come on, give me some citations! Just show me some trustworthy studies so I can show my rationalist virtue by gracefully accepting it!"

You mean, like the review article he linked to, and which can be found free online?

Comment author: Desrtopa 03 February 2012 12:42:56PM 4 points [-]

Yes, but in-text citations so I wouldn't have to reach the bottom before I knew if there was going to be a payoff would have helped.