lavalamp comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 11 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: lavalamp 20 March 2012 02:23:43AM 7 points [-]

If IRL we discovered a really reliable neurological lie detector, it would be used by police and courts, but do you really think politicians and CEOs would ever submit to it?

If we did that, I think we would just end up selecting CEOs and politicians with firm self-deceptions instead of those who gave accurate information.

Comment author: Solvent 20 March 2012 09:19:03AM 1 point [-]

I think you may be being too cynical here.

Comment author: lavalamp 20 March 2012 07:05:05PM 4 points [-]

I'm being too cynical about... politicians?

...Maybe I need to move to wherever you live...

Comment author: Solvent 20 March 2012 11:35:43PM 3 points [-]

I'm just saying that making lying extremely more difficult is also likely to cut down on lying. The advantage which you'd have to get from lying would have to be higher than the current threshold to bother.

Comment author: DanArmak 20 March 2012 08:14:46AM 0 points [-]

Good point, and politicians could use it to avoid the test too.

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