Document comments on Rationality Quotes May 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Document 30 May 2012 08:29:02AM 0 points [-]

And glass is a slowly flowing liquid.

Comment author: wedrifid 30 May 2012 08:44:24AM 5 points [-]

And glass is a slowly flowing liquid.

No it isn't.. But from that same 'misconceptions' list I discovered that meteorites aren't hot when they hit the earth - they are more likely to be below freezing. "Melf" had been deceiving me all this time.

Comment author: Document 30 May 2012 05:56:40PM 9 points [-]

Rephrasing:

Can you believe that? That glass is a liquid? You wouldn't think so, but I've always believed the truth is strange, so I accepted it right away.

Comment author: wedrifid 30 May 2012 06:00:30PM 5 points [-]

Your point is that this heuristic will leave you vulnerable to believing false beliefs you come in contact with? (Good point!)

Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 09 May 2013 04:09:49PM 1 point [-]

That could have been more clearly put the first time...