David_Gerard comments on Rationality Quotes March 2012 - Less Wrong
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I think the original is instrumentally more useful. On hearing "the road to hell is paved with good intentions", one of my reactions is "I have good intentions, I'd better make sure I'm not on the road to hell". On hearing your version my first reaction is "whew, this doesn't apply to me, only to those people with bad epistemology".
I suspect that's a standard reaction to hearing of any cognitive bias.
“Hah, this article nails those assholes perfectly!”
-- some asshole