komponisto comments on How can we get more and better LW contrarians? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: komponisto 19 April 2012 02:35:45AM 10 points [-]

May we not forget interpretations consistent with the evidence, even at the cost of overweighting them."

Upvoted. The easiest way to get the wrong answer is to never have considered the right answer.

I've always thought that imagination belonged on the list of rationalist virtues.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 19 April 2012 06:18:33AM 6 points [-]

The easiest waty to get the wrong answer is to never have considered the right answer.

I like that a lot.

Comment author: Will_Newsome 19 April 2012 03:44:08AM 5 points [-]

I've always thought that imagination belonged on the list of rationalist virtues.

"What do you think are the rationalist virtues?" might be an interesting discussion post.