Thanks! Could you tell me about ugh fields you've experienced, and about any instances of selective search, fake justification, etc. that you can call to mind?
Also, what modality do you usually think in -- words, images, ... ?
Also, what do you do when you e.g. desire a cookie, but have previously decided to reduce cookie-consumption?
Could you tell me about ugh fields you've experienced, and about any instances of selective search, fake justification, etc. that you can call to mind?
If a thought with unpleasant implications comes up, I'm tempted to quickly switch to a completely different, more pleasant topic. Usually this happens in the context of putting off some unpleasant task, but I could imagine it also happening if I believed in God or had some other highly cherished belief. I can't think of any beliefs that I actually feel that strongly about, though.
I do sometimes come up wi...
Anna Salamon and I are confused. Both of us notice ourselves rationalizing on pretty much a daily basis and have to apply techniques like the Litany of Tarski pretty regularly. But in several of our test sessions for teaching rationality, a handful of people report never rationalizing and seem to have little clue what Tarski is for. They don't relate to any examples we give, whether fictitious or actual personal examples from our lives. Some of these people show signs of being rather high-level rationalists overall, although some don't.