Swimmer963 comments on Emotional regulation, Part I: a problem summary - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Swimmer963 07 March 2012 10:25:51PM 1 point [-]

I wouldn't say so much that the problem is logically insoluble...it's more a matter of negative biasing, where the very act of thinking about a negative-laden topic like "am I a moron?" will color all of your thoughts darker. Therefore it's unlikely that you'll actually be able to solve the problem through logic, since the more you ponder on it, the more your cognition will be unreliable.