Eliezer_Yudkowsky comments on The Sin of Underconfidence - Less Wrong

55 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 20 April 2009 06:30AM

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 20 April 2009 04:10:20PM 2 points [-]

You're not theists; a handicap is more appropriate if we're going to be debating theology and you taking the positive... but this does sound interesting, so long as we can find a debate position that I agree with but that others are willing to take the negative of.

Comment author: SoullessAutomaton 20 April 2009 09:10:36PM 4 points [-]

I'm pretty sure it's not required that one agree with a position to debate in its favor.

Comment author: dclayh 21 April 2009 11:16:50PM *  0 points [-]

In fact, I have a post kicking around on the subject that it's easier in a debate to defend the side you don't agree with. But perhaps Eliezer also believes this and is looking to further handicap himself :)