shminux comments on SotW: Avoid Motivated Cognition - Less Wrong

20 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 28 May 2012 03:57PM

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 29 May 2012 03:10:18AM 6 points [-]

"Break down what your parts have to say into parts" would be an interesting counter to rationalization - I think I'll have to call this an immediate $50 award on the grounds that I intend to test the skill itself, never mind how to teach it.

Comment author: shminux 29 May 2012 08:04:53PM 1 point [-]

"Break down what your parts have to say into parts"

I thought that was your reason for writing the HJPEV's internal 4-way dialog.